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How AI Built for Insurance Is Helping Brokerages Work Smarter, Serve Clients Better and Grow Revenue

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the board, insurance brokerages are discovering that not all AI is created equal — and the ones choosing purpose-built tools are pulling ahead.

3 Coverage Gaps That Can Derail a Healthcare Merger — and How to Close Them

Nuclear Verdicts and Rising Claims Costs: How Hospitals Can Navigate an Increasingly Difficult Liability Market

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Are Pharmacy Benefits Managers Worth It? How Partnering with One Improves Patient Outcomes and Reduces Costs for Payers

As the media focuses on PBM pricing transparency, it’s important to consider all the benefits PBMs bring to the table.

The Critical Importance of Getting the First Workers’ Compensation Referral Right

Superior medical care for injured workers doesn’t need to be a burden for business; it starts with having the right network in place that will equip the best doctors for the job.

Are Wearables Worth the Investment? 3 Critical Areas Where They’re Proving Their Worth

Reducing the number of claims and improving employee morale are just some of the benefits of injury prevention technologies.

On-Demand Webinar — Operationalize Your Enterprise Geospatial Strategy

Capturing the necessary geospatial intelligence to make informed underwriting and claims management decisions is a practice insurance executives would do well to keep their eyes on.

A Bulwark for Directors and Officers

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance bolsters its Side A coverage after extensive conversations with the brokerage community.

Future Risk: Incorporating AI into Health Care

Artificial intelligence can help physicians reduce their administrative workload and manage the strain caused by talent shortages, but these new technologies are not without risk.

Early Symptom Evaluation for Musculoskeletal Complaints: How This Tool Is Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Claims Costs

Early intervention by a licensed physical or occupational therapist or athletic trainer can implement strategies to help reverse the progression of workers’ musculoskeletal injuries — improving patient outcomes, reducing workers’ compensation claims while helping to build a safer culture.

Alternatives to the High Cost of Topicals for Pain Management

CorVel has witnessed topical costs rise following the recent drop in opioid prescriptions, and now offers alternatives to manage their expense without impacting care.

3 Economic Forces Putting Strain on Construction, and How Insurers and Insureds Are Responding

In today’s unstable economic conditions, construction insureds will want to partner with stable carriers who are strengthening their rates.

How Social Engineering Took a Bottle Manufacturer From an Upward Swing to a Downward Spiral

In this fictive scenario, a cyber blunder leads one manufacturer into a $5 million hole.

Half-baked Cyber Protocols Deflate This Bakery’s Soufflé

In this fictive scenario, a burgeoning small town bakery is hit with a ransomware attack demanding Bitcoin payments… or else. But when this baker pays, no questions asked, she soon learns that maybe asking a question or two could have benefited her business.

4 Best Practices in Workers’ Compensation Claims Management

Workers’ compensation claims management can be improved with prompt intervention, active communication, smart return-to-work initiatives and data-driven decision-making.

To Reap the Rewards of Self-Funded Healthcare, Employers Need Best-in-Class Medical Stop-Loss Insurance

Rising healthcare costs — now often employers’ second-largest expense — can be mitigated by transitioning to self-funded plans with stop-loss insurance support, providing cost efficiency without compromising care.

Active Patient Management: How It Can Drive Better Outcomes and Reduce Costs

Actively monitoring and coordinating care is essential to success in workers’ compensation.

How Data Can Help Track An Injured Worker’s Clinical Progress, Improving Efficiency and Efficacy in Claims

Data can only help improve claims adjusters if payers, adjusters, providers and claimants communicate with one another.

The Talent Shortage: Claims Professionals Weigh In

Firms looking to attract and retain claims talent would do well to explore the potential of formal onboarding and continuing professional development programs.

Homeowners Associations Are Facing These 6 Critical Risks. How the Right Insurance Partner Can Help Manage Them

From property valuation issues to concerns over events and security: HOAs should work with their carriers to address these exposures.

Products Liability Risk Is Constantly Evolving. Here’s What a Good Underwriting Partner Should Be Doing

Deep expertise and a savvy underwriting approach are the keys to success in the products liability space.

Project Delays Happen — Is Your Insurance Keeping Up? What the Construction Industry Needs to Know About Policy Extensions

Supply chain snags, labor shortages and inflation are pushing project timelines back, but getting an extended insurance policy may not be as easy as insureds think.

How to Unlock the Potential of Unstructured Workers’ Comp Claim Data

Carisk Partners is leveraging AI and machine learning to analyze unstructured data, predict recovery trajectories, identify high-risk workers’ comp claims and manage costs.