3rd District Upholds Validity of IMR By Richard Jacobsmeyer The ruling on independent medical review provides nuggets for challenges to the authority of the W.C.A.B. to review medical decisions.
Outlook for Taxation in Insurance By David Schenck Insurers will be asking how various tax reform proposals may affect the U.S. treatment of their operations as tax reform efforts advance in 2017.
Why to Boost Visas for Foreign Entrepreneurs By Vivek Wadhwa The U.S. can close the doors and watch competitiveness fall-- or welcome the world's best to boost innovation and create jobs.
Restaurant Employers: Beware! Restaurants are the target of a highly successful, Department of Labor initiative related to "widespread violations" on wages.
How to Face Rising Compliance Risk? By Michael Costonis Along with more sophisticated technology comes increasing compliance risks related to privacy, cyber risk and the use of digital channels.
Insurance Meets Hollywood! By Nigel Walsh Ideas from TV and film have made it off the screen and into real life. Insurers should take note.
Time to End the Market for Ignorance By Jay Feinman Insurance is sold on the basis of ignorance, not information. Innovators can change that dynamic -- but regulators may need to step in.
What Will Trump Mean for State Regulation? By Nick Gerhart A Trump administration may agree with state insurance regulators on debates occurring with newly established federal authorities.
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.
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.