How to Think About the Zika Virus By Teresa Bartlett There are many precautions that employers can help employees take to avoid infection with the Zika virus.
An Unprecedented Work Comp Ruling By MaryRose Reaston The decision in Negron v. Progressive makes it more important to document workers' physical condition before any possible injury.
Power of 'Claims Advocacy' By Peter Rousmaniere Workers' comp payers should move away from a compliance-oriented, adversarial style to an “advocacy” style of claims management.
Start-Ups Set Sights on Small Businesses By Dax Craig Having attacked certain areas, including auto, start-ups are now aggressively going after sales to small businesses.
How to Win at Work Comp Claims By Nancy Moorhouse The No. 1 cost driver of a workers’ compensation claim is that the injured worker is not getting better, but that can change....
How Advocates Can Reengage Workers By Scott Rogers Communicating upfront and providing a healthcare team focused on injured employees' well-being can make the process better for everyone.
Confusion Reigns on Predictive Analytics By Karen Wolfe Workers' comp claims data can be used to rank-order physicians' performance and quickly identify outliers.
Ending Cost-Shifting to Workers’ Comp By MaryRose Reaston Frank Tomecek Doctors can't always know if an injury is work-related, but a test can provide a baseline for evaluating each worker.
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.