Opportunities for Treatment Guidelines By Kimberly George Mark Walls Common-sense tips can lead to better outcomes for injured workers — and, ultimately, lower costs for payers.
Claims Advocacy’s Biggest Opportunity By Peter Rousmaniere Advocacy models – which treat the worker as a whole person – are better equipped to control or eliminate psychosocial factors during recovery.
Innovation Challenge for Commercial Lines By David Cabral Insurtech also must mean breaking down existing operational silos and building new, streamlined structures.
Don't Miss the Crossover Issues in WC By Teddy Snyder Crossover issues are not strictly workers' compensation issues -- which is why they are sometimes overlooked. That omission can be costly.
Congress Reins in OSHA on Records By Mark Webb A record-keeping rule on workers' injuries is on the path of disapproval, much to the relief of employers across the country.
Carriers Must Think Like Distributors By Andrew Robinson Francois Ramette Jamie Yoder In small commercial, carriers must look beyond their portfolios and optimize the whole value chain.
3 Perspectives on Opioid Crisis in WC By Laura Gardner A medical director at an insurance carrier said, “When I see the second opioid prescription come through the system, I [prep] for detox.”
It's Time to Act on SSDI Trust Fund By David Stapleton Yonatan Ben-Shalom An opportunity is upon us to cut Social Security Disability Insurance costs while helping workers.
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.