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Who Will Cover Gig Workers for Injuries on the Job?
The rise of an on-demand economy once threatened to put workers compensation insurers in the hot seat, in large part because the question of how the sector could, or should, cover these individuals ...Another View: Bunker CEO Nitschke
Bunker, a startup broker focused on independent contractors and small businesses, sees gig workers and their workers compensation insurance needs as a lucrative proposition. "Bunker has worked with ...Workers Comp Alternatives for Gig Workers
While some workers comp carriers remain watchful as employee vs. contractor decisions play out in the courts and as gig economy growth figures shake out, others have seen the opportunity to flesh out ...
What TPAs Need to Move With Carriers’ Shifting Needs
It's a fast-moving, high-stress time in the insurance industry, with carriers racing to update systems, respond to market shifts, expand digital capabilities and, if those efforts succeed, offer ...
Challenge Accepted: Sorting, Scaling and Applying Web Data for Insurance
Big data is back. Once the darling buzzword of innovation, big data's buzzword status had been eclipsed by a trendier focus on forces of "disruption" and a passion for everything "digital." The ...
What to Watch: Issues for Workers Comp Insurers
Workers compensation insurance experts have their eyes on economic trends and political party changes as they spy issues that could impact the line in 2019 and beyond, but perhaps the most pervasive ...Steps for Workers Comp Insurers to Deal With Pain Psychology
The workers compensation insurance industry has an opportunity to treat pain holistically and minimize disability for pain patients, according to hosts of the Out Front Ideas webinar series. Kimberly ...
Open for Business: Analytics Bring Workers Comp Cover to SMBs, Says Pie Insurance CEO
A small business owner sits down after a long day to buy workers compensation coverage online. It's 11:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, or maybe it's a Sunday evening. Either way, it isn't within normal ...