How Wearables Can Improve Worker Safety By Jack Shaw Wearable devices can warn workers of dangerous situations, helping them stay safe while lowering workers' comp claims.
AI Is Transforming Telemedicine By Sarah Worthy Health insurers must work closely with clinicians to ensure that AI tools are effectively integrated into their workflows.
3 Ways to Maximize Digital Transformation Projects By Brian Carey While life insurers' initiatives have been underway for years, projects are rife with misalignment, unmet expectations and dissatisfaction.
How to Self-Fund Employee Healthcare Effectively By Tara Krauss A strong medical stop-loss program must be at the core, and there must be strong communication among the many stakeholders.
Why to Use Alternative Dispute Resolution By Matthew Jones ADR offers a new route for injured workers to receive care from reputable doctors and caregivers in an efficient, cost-effective way.
A 20-Year Outlook for Employee Benefits By Bob Gaydos Employers may decide – or be forced – to abandon sponsoring health insurance, leading to a profound reimagining of benefits.
Image A Milestone in Healthcare A treatment based on gene editing that could cure sickle-cell anemia has been declared safe for clinical use, opening a new era in healthcare.
What Tech Should Life Carriers Prioritize? By Nelson Lee Despite a legacy of a confusing array of systems, firms need to standardize on a single, cloud-based technology platform.
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.