Time to Revisit the 'Grand Bargain' By Bob Wilson Workers' comp is founded on the "grand bargain," yet few seem to remember what it is or why it was made. That's a big problem.
The State of Workers’ Compensation By Mark Walls Social mission is a key to attracting new talent. Employees care about getting those workers back to work as soon as possible.
5 Best Practices on Injured Workers By Laura Gardner Using the “injured worker comes first” principle as a true north improves claim outcomes, costs and workplace productivity.
Tips on Mediation in Workers' Comp By Teddy Snyder The best way to start is to start. Don’t be afraid to make the first offer to settle. It establishes a ballpark for settlement.
Perspectives From Injured Workers By Kimberly George Mark Walls We gathered thoughts from injured workers, whose voices are crucial in workers' comp but are too-seldom heard.
Commercial Lines: Best Is Yet to Come By Michael Albert While personal lines have been the poster child for insurtech, commercial lines are where the real potential is hiding.
Game Changer for Incident Reporting By Paul Marushka With new OSHA electronic incident-reporting rules ready to go into effect, it's time to focus on workplace safety data collection.
How to Assess Municipal Threats By Mark Walls Start by putting the threats on a grid, with one bar being the likelihood of the exposure and the second being the potential severity of the risk.
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.