Big Changes Coming for Workers' Comp By Jon Wroten The effects of a recession will change the workers' compensation market for years to come. Self-insurance programs offer a lifeline.
4 Key Changes to WC From COVID-19 By Gary Hagmueller How companies respond to these changes in workers' comp may determine their survival in a challenging economic environment.
COVID-19's Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity By Alan Walker If insurers innovate aggressively, they have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to educate potential buyers on the value of insurance.
Retrenchment on Tech Plans? Not Yet By Mark Breading Many insurers report no changes to their plans, with some reshaping and a few accelerating but very few pausing or retrenching.
Firms' Priorities During Pandemic By Kimberly George Mark Walls Change management, flexibility and risk management have exposed their critical importance.
Access to Care, Return to Work in a Pandemic By Kimberly George Mark Walls Beyond the pandemic, claims teams will need to know how to prioritize medical care for injured workers.
COVID-19’s Impact on Delivery of Care By Gary Hagmueller A panel of experts explores how the workers' comp industry should adapt to the profound changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WC's 'Grand Bargain' Hangs in the Balance By Mark Webb Legislation in California threatens to make workers’ compensation the primary health insurance for workers exposed to COVID-19.
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.
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.