An Open Letter to Federal Regulators By Brian Fechtel Something is seriously wrong when the nation's biggest life insurer pays more in commissions to its agents than it pays in death claims.
What Loneliness Does to Your Health By Tom Emerick Studies have found that loneliness is as dangerous as diabetes, as being an alcoholic or as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
What’s Next for Life Insurance? By Maria Ferrante-Schepis Insurance industry protects families from becoming destitute if a breadwinner dies. What if that probability is significantly reduced?
Wellness Promoters Agree: It Doesn’t Work By Al Lewis How many times do wellness promoters have to admit or prove that wellness doesn’t work before everyone finally believes them?
Why Healthcare Costs Soar (Part 3) By Tom Emerick David Toomey The big question is: Why are more self-insured employers not engaging directly with healthcare providers?
How to Address Eating Disorders at Work By Candice Porter Despite their prevalence, eating disorders are treatable. It is important to know the signs as well as what to do if someone you know is at risk.
Important Alliance to Fight Health Costs By Leah Binder The alliance of 20 major employers could make great progress on health costs but must keep three key principles in mind.
What Limelight Shows on InsurTech's Future By Natalie L. Wood Limelight's mobile, all-in-one quoting platform for healthcare shows how administrative burdens can fall in all parts of the insurance industry.
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.