AI Bias in Life & Annuities Insurance By Jennifer Smith Left unchecked, biases can lead to discriminatory outcomes, potentially putting certain individuals or sectors at a disadvantage.
New Workers' Comp Laws for 2024 By Slawomir Platta State legislative changes include a range of considerations, from COVID-19 to offering greater support for mental health issues.
Data Problems Are Core at Medicaid By Chris Hakim Medicaid redetermination problems highlight the need to take three steps to ensure that all those eligible for coverage receive it.
Insurance Models Driven by Hourly Wages By Daniel Martin With prices soaring for employer-provided healthcare coverage, a flexible model that ties insurance to hourly wages has emerged.
How Data & AI Can Shape Group Benefits By Prathap Gokul Data and AI can function as a personalized fitness coach and virtual care provider, while aiding in workers' recovery.
5 Coverage Tips for Weight Loss Drugs By Al Lewis Never before in the history of healthcare has any drug, procedure or test combined this much effectiveness, popularity… and cost.
20 Issues to Watch in 2024 By Kimberly George Mark Walls Electoral politics, especially at the state level; the economic outlook; geopolitical risks; and evolving employee benefits top the list.
How to Reduce Benefits Fraud By Michael de Waal While today's digital environment allows new fraudulent behaviors, it's making identifying and stopping fraudulent activity easier than ever before.
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.