Connected Buildings and Workplace Safety By Tom Hammond As digital tools expand into workplaces, building connectivity affects workplace safety — and insurance risk — in unprecedented ways.
Carrier’s Perspective on Large WC Claims By Mark Walls Large workers' compensation claims are infrequent but are increasing rapidly and can now reach $20 million.
Key Ruling on Who Is a Contractor By Mark Webb The ruling in the Dynamex case means fewer workers will be considered independent contractors but leaves a host of questions for workers' comp.
Captive Insurance’s Important Evolution By Peter Strauss The industry has matured to the point that there are now many capable service providers that can help launch and manage a captive.
Why Phones Are Bad for WC Negotiations By Teddy Snyder You can’t share documents or other visuals over the phone, and you can't see the body language cues about how things are going.
Is Value-Based Care Coming to WC? By Mark Walls No, despite some advances, workers’ compensation won't see such care any time soon. There are too many regulatory constraints.
Workers’ Comp in the Year 2030 By Mark Walls Costs for workers’ comp could triple by 2030 with no change in indemnity benefit levels, raising questions about the viability of the system.
Should Workers’ Comp Be So Litigious? By Greg Moore It’s time to dedicate resources on several fronts to get back to the original intent of the workers' compensation system.
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.