COVID-19 May Mean Big Changes for LTD By Steve Perrigo The recession may bring changes to the long-term disability industry that require strategic agility during evolving economic conditions.
Get Ready for the New Healthcare Debate By Paul Carroll We will see a major new focus on public health policy and perhaps a move away from "sick care" and toward "heath equity" that requires new payment models.
Crucial Needs on Mental Health By John Williams Following a surge in anxiety after the COVID-19 outbreak, managing and supporting mental health at work has never been more crucial.
Fundamental Shift in Life Insurance? By Lewis Goldman COVID-19 seems to have created a “wake up” moment, raising awareness of the need to protect loved ones if something was to happen.
How to Turn Around Sluggish Life Sales By Vinod Kachroo Jon Cooper Some innovative insurers are starting to gamify elements of the customer experience as well as the value chain.
Tele-Triage Comes to Workers' Comp By MaryRose Reaston A new idea in telemedicine, doctor triage, is reducing costs in workers' comp while providing more flexibility for doctors and injured workers.
Health Insurers Must Open Up on Pricing By Dave Chase There is no bigger contributor to 20 years of wage stagnation and decline than hospital profiteering. Transparency is needed--and inevitable.
Tech for Managing Closed Blocks By Andy Logani The same old methods of managing closed blocks will lead to the same old results for life insurers. But technology has leapt ahead.
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.