How to Fix Behavioral Health Coverage By Jim Szyperski Behavioral health lacks the operational infrastructure of other specialties, creating costly friction that threatens network sustainability.
The Fraud Fight's New Frontier By Colin DeForge Jennifer Johnson Criminal gangs are creating synthetic identities, insuring them and killing them off. Insurers are falling behind in the AI arms race.
AI Tools That Detect Healthcare Provider Fraud By Olga Vinichuk Evolving provider fraud schemes require multimodal AI tools to protect health payers' dwindling reserves.
There’s a Bear in These Here Woods By Tom Bobrowski AI accelerates healthcare's shift from fee-for-service to value-based care as CMS leads industry transformation.
Solo Aging: Challenges and Solutions By Patti Goldfarb Mim Senft Growing numbers of solo agers require careful planning to maintain independence and dignity.
June 2025 ITL FOCUS: Health By Insurance Thought Leadership ITL FOCUS is a monthly initiative featuring topics related to innovation in risk management and insurance.
featured Health Insurance Enters Uncharted Waters By Insurance Thought Leadership Sponsored by Verikai: Developments in gene therapy and drugs hold remarkable promise, but how do insurers set premiums when there's no historical data for them?
Mortality Considerations for Underserved Markets By Ryan Shubert Mike Cusumano New mortality data reveals underserved insurance markets present unique risks beyond traditional underwriting solutions.
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.
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.