Whistleblower: Fed Defers to Big Banks By Hugh Carter Donahue Stunning tapes underscore the risk that remains in our financial system -- and the need for 'interactive finance.'
Tips for Avoiding Securities Litigation By Douglas Greene What makes lawyers sue Company A, but not Company B, when both have had the stock price drop because of a development that relates to earlier disclosures?
Are Your Separation Agreements Unlawful? By Laura Zaroski An EEOC suit challenges companies' right to use agreements to keep employers from filing charges or cooperating with investigations.
Looming Problems for Insurance in California By Ted Gaines The author, the Republican candidate for insurance commissioner in 2014, sees numerous risks, especially for health insurance.
EEOC Suit Against CVS Raises Concerns By Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Provisions commonly used in settlements with terminated employees are being seen as gag orders and are now open to challenge.
Splitting California Into 6 States? Crazy By Jeff Pettegrew Among the issues not addressed by the 2016 ballot proposition is how to handle the state's highly complex workers' comp system.
If Insurance Invaded Magazine Covers By Shefi Ben Hutta Insurance is seen as the evil step sister, but what if it took over five mainstream magazines? Just imagine the impact if Playboy became Playsafe.
A Key Point on Limiting Attorneys' Fees By Gregory Grinberg Your humble blogger is a defense attorney, but attorneys for workers' comp applicants are in no way shocked by my reasoning.
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.