The Gristle in Dodd-Frank By Joel Kopperud An unintended consequence of Dodd-Frank means that some insurers are unfairly being held to capitalization standards designed for banks.
Of Laws, Dirtbags and Insurance Rebates By Joel Wood Ideally, anti-rebating laws shouldn't exist, but a personal story shows how consumers need a certain level of protection from dirtbags.
The Revenue Threat to Defense Lawyers By Margaret Grisdela The business model for defense lawyers is changing as personal relationships give way to sophisticated management programs at clients.
Court Takes Practical Approach to SB 863 By Richard Jacobsmeyer California appellate judges say the law's changes to certain reviews under workers' comp are NOT retroactive.
How to Handle New 'Ban-the-Box' Laws By Laura Zaroski A national movement has developed to ban certain questions about job applicants' criminal history, and employers need to act fast.
First Lyft Fatality Shows Inadequacies of California Law By Robert Peterson California must do away with a series of arbitrary restrictions.
Has OSHA Become a Friend to Insurers? By Daniel Miller A little-known regulation may provide a powerful tool outside of workers' comp law that can reduce fraud and lost work time.
Oregon Study Shows Which States Are Next By Bob Wilson The workers' comp research suggests, for instance, that Missouri, New Mexico, Hawaii and Delaware may see major reform efforts soon.
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.