Key Misconceptions on Health Insurance By David Berg Small- and medium-sized businesses really can avoid overpaying, lowering health costs and gaining a competitive edge.
To See Healthcare's Future, Look at Cable By Craig Lack The great unbundling of cable TV has begun and will drive prices sharply lower. The same pattern will follow in healthcare.
Health Issues: a Rising Economic Threat By Michael Cryer Non-communicable (and largely avoidable) health issues like heart disease are costing the economy hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
Time for a 'Nudge' on Long-Term Care By Steven Cain Only 8% of Americans buy insurance for long-term care. Six approaches from behavioral economics can help more people see the benefits.
Is Transparency the Answer in Healthcare? By Tom Emerick David Toomey The math says no. Attempts at making costs transparent only touch a tiny fraction of healthcare spending.
Wearable Technology: Benefits for Insurers By Jeff Root As this infographic shows, half of millennials in the U.S. are expected to own fitness bands by 2017.
What Shapes Malpractice Coverage? By Erik Leander Richard Anderson This video explains how the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act has shaped malpractice coverage.
AI: The Next Stage in Healthcare By Stephen Ambrose Many medical professionals fear that AI will cost them their jobs, but costs must somehow decline, and errors must plunge.
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.