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Viewpoint: ‘Take-Home COVID’ Claims May Lead to Future Insurance Disputes
"Take-home COVID" claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19 in the workplace and brought it home, infecting a spouse or child and causing ...
Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Plan
The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an ...
InsurTech Founders Say Launching an MGA Means Learning to Juggle
Any founders considering launching an InsurTech MGA should learn how to juggle, panelists said during a discussion hosted by Socotra CEO Dan Woods at the 2022 OnRamp Insurance conference. "I don't ...
5 Tips for Managing Your Mental Health and Well-Being
Snacking on fruit rather than savory snacks may help you avoid depression and anxiety, according to researchers from Aston University. And an article from the World Economic Forum suggests that ...
Solving Climate Change Starts With the C-Suite
From a global pandemic to unprecedented racial, social and political turmoil, to sustainability and climate change, senior executives across industries have been forced to deal with a range of issues ...
Amazon and Netflix: Role Models for Insurers? Really?
Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. —Christian Lous Lange It is far too easy for people, including those who should know better—such as insurance industry professionals, ...
How Insurers Can ‘Leapfrog the Competition’ With the Use of AI and Machine Learning
The use of artificial intelligence technology is accelerating in the insurance industry both on the claims and underwriting fronts, according to Stan Smith, founder and CEO of GradientAI, and ...
Have Insurers Paid Too Much for Asbestos and Other Toxic Torts?
Have insurers and defendants been overpaying for asbestos liability claims? Are there other ongoing toxic torts where that might be true today? The questions arise as a result of a revolution that's ...