Is There an Answer to Opioid Crisis? By John Temple The epidemic is all-encompassing, far-flung and complex, and it unfolded over two decades and millions of bad decisions.
Thought Experiment on Life Insurance By Aaron Proietti Shouldn’t the insurer be the advocate for the consumer in negotiating the complex processes associated with life insurance risk?
Navigating Telehealth for HR and Employers By Robb Leigh Telehealth can be used in workers' comp to treat employees with minor injuries or those who prefer self-care over in-person treatment.
High-Performance Healthcare Solutions By Brian Klepper Benefits managers can use their core plan for the basics but then should directly engage with proven high-performance solutions.
Is Apple the Next Big Life Insurer? By Dustin Yoder Apple Health Kit alone could be a treasure trove of data for mortality tables. And how much more does Apple have than that!
Healthcare: Need for Transparency By Ronald Bachman Health literacy and effective decision support tools are the "soft underbelly" of healthcare consumerism and cry out for improvement.
What to Know About ACA Open Enrollment By Tony Steuer Open enrollment for individual health policies is coming up, and significant changes will affect those applying for or altering coverage.
Optimizing Financing in Healthcare By Greg Fann Healthcare delivery is complex in a free-market environment, but some principles can address accumulated problems and current challenges.
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.