CA's ADR 'Carve-Out' Offers Key Advantages By Michael Peabody California's workers' comp alternative dispute resolution system emphasizes cooperation rather than use a win-lose model.
ERM: Tactics, Trends for Public Entities By Mark Walls To get the attention of elected officials at public entities, it is important to discuss what matters to them – cost of risk.
Addressing PTSD in the Workplace By Mark Walls The most severely affected patients are unable to work, have trouble with relationships and have great difficulty parenting their children.
Telemedicine: Last Frontier for WC? By Mark Walls Telemedicine lets injured employees reach a clinician from home or the worksite, providing an alternative that ensures early treatment.
Taking Aim at Workplace Violence By Mark Walls OSHA reports that 2 million incidents occur each year, many of which (non-fatal incidents like bullying or harassment) go unreported.
Conundrum Facing Commercial Insurance By Ji Li As AI infiltrates commercial insurance, do you develop a custom solution in-house or purchase a third-party solution already on the market?
7 Safety Trends for Today’s Workplace By Mark Walls Training methods must adapt to address the changing nature of the workplace. A blended learning approach is now necessary.
Real or Fake? Finding Workers’ Comp Fraud By Stacey Gunn If an employer suspects an employee has attempted to create a fraudulent claim, there are several steps to follow up on right away.
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.
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.