workers’ compensation News
InsurTech Oyster Insurance Heads West With Pay-As-You-Go Workers Comp Launch
A new InsurTech wants to provide pay-as-you-go workers compensation to as many small businesses in California as possible, and it hopes to use the momentum it's built following a quiet launch in the ...Research & Trends: Most Popular Reads of November
Looking back on 2019, the most searched topic on Research & Trends is the word "cyber." Hence, it should come as no surprise that cyber related content ranks at the top of this month's list of ...
An Upgrade for ICW Group: A.M. Best Issues an “A” Financial Strength Rating
ICW Group Insurance Companies now has an "A" financial strength rating from A.M. Best, an upgrade that stems from a stronger balance sheet and healthy performance. ICW Group encompasses property, ...
Fitbit Needed: John Hancock Moving Fully to Interactive Life Insurance Dependent on Devices
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health ...
For QBE, a Focus on Profitable Underwriting Begins to Pay Off
QBE's restructuring over the last year has focused on exiting loss-making businesses and portfolios, while rigorously emphasizing profitable underwriting across the group. Good progress has been made ...
Pie Insurance Plans Scale-Up, Expansion With $11M in New Financing
Pie Insurance disclosed that it has raised $11 million in new financing, with plans to use the money to scale up its workers compensation MGA operations and propel an ongoing market expansion. ...
U.S. Workers Comp’s Stellar Run Extended Into 2017. Can It Continue?
After three banner years, the U.S. workers compensation market will facing increasing pricing pressure and an erosion in results heading into next year. That means 2019 will be closer to a break-even ...
Improvements in Predictive Analytics Help With Early Identification of Workers Comp Reinsurance Claims
The early identification of claims likely to pierce reinsurance retention levels has long been a challenge for primary insurers and reinsurers. The good news is that over the past decade or so, the ...