Issue 'Tickets' for Safety Violations? Alberta may be on to something by issuing fines -- putting the blame where it belongs, whether company or worker -- before someone gets hurt.
Can You Trust the Aflac Duck? Can simply purchasing disability insurance really lower the cost of workers' compensation claims? Forgive me if I'm skeptical.
25 Key Slides on Workers' Comp's Future American industrial might is making a comeback: Is this a golden opportunity for workers' compensation insurers?
A Catch-22 on Hiring the Disabled Is it fair to place employers in situations where they face litigation if the employee is not hired, yet still face litigation if the employee IS hired?
Teachers Apparently Object to Being Shot By Bob Wilson "Active shooter" drills make teachers and students familiar with the sounds of gunfire and with in-pants urination -- and will lead to claims.|
Six Things to Look for in a Workers’ Comp Counsel Adjusters told me every day what they DIDN’T like about defense attorneys. Seeing an opportunity, I did the OPPOSITE of the complaints.
States of Confusion: Workers Comp Extraterritorial Issues By Maureen Gallagher Employees who work across state lines raise potentially serious workers comp issues because of the mishmash of state laws.|
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.