How AI Speeds Workers’ Recoveries By Mark Walls AI reduces human error, increases speed of care and decreases the time a physician needs to spend with injured workers.
Telehealth in Work Comp Is Here to Stay By Mark Walls Workers’ compensation navigated the unprecedented waters of a global pandemic and, in response, the onslaught of telehealth.
Benefits Are Ripe for a Tech Upgrade By Gary Davis Nearly half of adults with employer-sponsored insurance report being frustrated because their benefits are hard to understand.
Agencies, Carriers Diverge on Priorities By Mark Breading Carriers must invest in digital capabilities to support distributors and improve customer experience, increase efficiencies, and grow business.
Digital Underwriting Is the Future of Surety By Chris Kolger Despite the insurtech movement, the surety bond industry has been largely ignored when it comes to technology. No longer.
Latest Data on Fatal Occupational Injuries By Mark Walls The fatal work injury rate increased to 3.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers for 2021 in the U.S., the highest annual rate since 2016.
Blockchain’s Future in Surety Industry By Lisa Trymbiski Bond execution still involves antiquated technology like typewriters and fax machines. It’s time to catch up, including with blockchain.
Unprecedented Severity of WC Claims By Mark Walls Although few seem to have noticed, rising costs on catastrophic workers’ compensation injury claims are creating never-seen-before levels of severity.
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.