Workers' Comp Issues to Watch in 2015 By Mark Walls Among them: Generic drugs will drive prices <i>up</i>; policies on marijuana may have to change; and new healthcare models are emerging.
The Next Problem for Workers' Comp: Medical ID Theft By Teddy Snyder The resulting confusion can hurt employees and raise costs for employers.
TRIA Non-Renewal: Effect on Work Comp? By Mark Walls Likely not much. The workers' compensation marketplace has already adapted to the absence of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
5 Accidents Just Waiting to Happen By Rick Dalrymple To limit workers' comp claims and lawsuits, especially fraudulent ones, you have to avoid five common mistakes.
Court Takes Practical Approach to SB 863 By Richard Jacobsmeyer California appellate judges say the law's changes to certain reviews under workers' comp are NOT retroactive.
10 Questions Boards Should Be Asking on Risk Management By Donna Galer Many directors know much too little about how to oversee the issue.
A Physician's View of 'Return to Work' By Mark Hyman Most doctors have little or no training in how to evaluate a patient's ability to work. They should begin by thinking through the potential risks.
How to Reach Small Firms on Work Comp? By Bob Wilson Firms with fewer than 100 employees account for 35% of U.S. payrolls, yet they are getting little or no advice on crucial issues.
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.