How to Power Down WC Medical Costs By Karen Wolfe Monitoring the data continually to uncover new diagnoses of comorbidities is essential to avoid missing subtle issues in workers' comp claims.
A Silicon Valley View on Work Comp By Jayant Lakshmikanthan The technology and analytics community can help drop combined ratios by more than 20% through better pricing and improved operations.
What Small Firms Want to Buy By Denise Garth What do SMEs want from insurers and service providers? Not anything resembling what's currently being offered to them, according to new research.
Florida's Mess on Workers' Comp By Bob Wilson Some estimates are that employers and carriers will shell out as much as $2 billion for past workers' comp cases alone in Florida.
6 Areas to Watch in a D&O Review By Evan Bundschuh While much language has remained fairly constant, here are six areas of new or renewed interest for buyers and their brokers.
Can Insurers Do More to Reduce Injuries? By Peter Blackmore A simple risk-profiling tool lets insurers better assist employers in managing their workers' compensation costs and impacts.
Is a Reciprocal Insurer Right for You? By Andre Breedt Many do not appreciate how the structure of an insurer can be an important consideration in a purchasing decision.
Potential Key to Tackling Opioid Issues By Nancy Grover Urine drug testing can help identify injured workers who may be abusing, misusing or diverting prescribed opioids.
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.