Michael Peabody

Michael D. Peabody received his Juris Doctorate and Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law and was admitted to practice law in 2002. He has practiced in the fields of workers compensation and employment law, including workplace discrimination and wrongful termination.

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CA's ADR 'Carve-Out' Offers Key Advantages

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Michael Peabody

California's workers' comp alternative dispute resolution system emphasizes cooperation rather than use a win-lose model.

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Legislative Rollback of Temporary Disability Reforms Could Cost Millions

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Michael Peabody

There are cases where extended periods of disability may be warranted, and there are things that the legislature should consider, but an across-the-board increase in the length of disability is simply the wrong answer for California.|

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What the NFL Draft Can Teach Us

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The instant grades, based on completely inadequate data, illustrate the dangers of false precision that show up in lots of projections about insurance.

Harnessing Industry Knowledge to Protect the World . . . Again

Just as Underwriters Laboratory was set up to make electricity safe for the world, insurers have a huge opportunity (and responsibility) with climate change. 

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How to Tackle the Long-Term-Care Crisis

While 70% of retirement-age Americans will need continuing care at some point, merely 14% are very confident they’ll be able to afford it.

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Is 2024 the Year of Digital Health?

The widespread adoption of telehealth, catalyzed by the pandemic, reshaped the way medical services are delivered across the U.S.

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Insurance: An Industry Embracing AI

A broad survey found that 77% of senior executives said they are in some stage of adopting AI, up 16 percentage points from a year ago.

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Carriers Must Lead on Cyber Solutions

The top three bad cybersecurity practices are all common among insurance agencies. Carriers can help, for just $1 per agency per year.

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How to Build a Solid Cybersecurity Program

While having insurance is crucial, it won't prevent reputational damage, the exposure of sensitive customer data or the loss of trust.

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