Texas Work Comp: Rising Above Critics By Gary Thornton Critical articles tend to be an accumulation of plaintiff attorney opinions and confusion by out-of-state persons.
Texas Is NOT an Opt-Out State By Bob Wilson Texas has always been an Opt In state -- no one need buy workers' comp insurance -- but some mischaracterize Texas in pursuit of an agenda.
Who Is to Blame on Oklahoma Option? By Bob Wilson There is plenty of blame to go around for the current mess, but a good deal of it belongs to the folks on the Oklahoma Insurance Commission.
The State of Workers' Comp in 2016 By Vince Capaldi Loss trends, stagnant interest rates, deteriorating reinsurance results and challenging regulatory issues are likely to have a negative impact.
New Tool for Settling Open Medical Claims By Porter Leslie Offering professional administration (PA) of a workers' comp claimant’s future medical funds can help facilitate a settlement.
The Pretzel Logic on Oklahoma Option By Daniel Holden The Oklahoma Option ruling means employers considering locating operations there should sit on the sidelines and wait for clarity.
Baseline Testing Provides a Win By MaryRose Reaston Kevin Schmidt Marten Transport had an ROI of 3.7 to 1 in its workers' comp program from baseline testing of employees.
How to Help Reverse the Opioid Epidemic By Kevin Bingham Amel Arhab Sundhar Sekhar Denys Lebedev One and a half times as many people die of drug overdoses as die in vehicle accidents. Here is how analytics can tackle the opioid catastrophe.
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.