How to Handle Pirates, Kidnappings, Ransom By Michael Henk Kidnap and ransom insurance is a very real segment of the insurance industry -- and represents a major, and growing, need.
How the 'Internet of Things' Affects Strategic Planning By Fay Feeney Larraine Segil, director at Frontier Communications, lays out what boards must do to prepare.
Workers Comp Ensnares the Undocumented By Peter Rousmaniere One out of every 10 injured workers faces the risk of criminal prosecution and deportation simply for submitting a legitimate workers' compensation claim.
Two Looks at the 'Going/Coming' Rule By Gregory Grinberg Here are two peeks at the surgical distinctions the rule often calls for -- and at the continuing evolution of the law.
Return-to-Work: a Success Story By Daniel Miller One minute into my first day as chairman of an RTW subcommittee, I was told: "We can't do this here; we have a union shop."
Mishandling Employee Benefit Obligations Companies facing financial challenges must heed reminders of the potential risks if benefits programs are not funded appropriately.
The Human Cost of Consolidation in Work Comp Vendors We need to match the great people needing jobs with the companies that are adding staff.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.