Opioids: A Stumbling Block to WC Outcomes By Christopher Mandel Prescription opioid abuse costs employers more than $25 billion a year, and long-term use hurts even workers who don't misuse them.
It’s a Mold, Mold, Mold, Mold World By Claire Juliana Mold insurance claims present challenges to property owners and operators, including disruption of tenancy and property damage claims.
In the Weeds on Marijuana and WC By Darrell Brown How will the cloud of legislation surrounding marijuana use affect businesses, specifically on compensability for workers’ comp?
MSP Compliance Is Out of Control By Deborah Watkins The time has come for a data-driven approach to compliance on Medicare secondary payer (MSP) that leaders of the future will embrace.
Top 10 WC Predictions for 2017 By Bob Wilson Free marijuana will be distributed to all persons with any ailment. No one will really recover from anything, but no one will really care, either.
The WC Mistakes That States Make By Michael Gavin As 2017 unfolds, several state legislatures are about to make mistakes in the area of medication management in workers' compensation.
MSAs in Denied Claims: the Facts By John Cattie 2017 is the right time to find an alternate risk transfer solution that creates efficiencies in your claims handling process.
2017 Issues to Watch in Workers’ Comp By Kimberly George Mark Walls What will be the impact of the election? Of machine learning and artificial intelligence? Of constitutional challenges?
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.