Claims & Reserving
Balance Sheets at Risk? What’s Next for Workers Comp Insurers
Although workers compensation results remain strong—and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines—worries about continued soft pricing and loss reserve levels for ...
FBI Cyber Warning: Some TVs Too Smart, and Other CM Risk Alerts
A recent FBI warning says smart TVs could leave users vulnerable to cyber criminals. Deepfakes may soon become impossible to detect. Drug-resistant superbugs may be teaching each other how to fight ...
Beyond RPA: Why Insurers Need to Catch the IPA Wave
The insurance business is fueled by documents—contracts, policies, appraisals, claims, proposals, compliance requirements, customer service logs and more. These pieces of content make up over 80-85 ...
What Is the ‘Next Opioids’ and What Will It Mean for Casualty Insurance?
Opioids litigation, with over 2,000 cases brought by state and local governments against dozens of defendants including opioids manufacturers, retailers and distributors, is being closely watched by ...
Insurers Challenged by ‘New Normal’ of Calif. Wildfires: A.M. Best
The 2019 California wildfire season has not been as active as the record-breaking 2017-2018 seasons, but A.M. Best warns that a "new normal" trend of severe wildfires continues to challenge insurers, ...
What Do Power Outages, Wildfires and Vaping Bans Have in Common?
Power outages, wildfires and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to protect consumers and constituents from harm, companies and state legislators may be creating an entirely ...
Rising Drought Risk Spurs Investment Into Water Funds
Investors are starting to pay more attention to water shortages and how to turn them into long-term investments. Water-related exchange-traded funds attracted more money in the nine months through ...
Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion
The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018, according to a Society of Actuaries' (SOA) analysis of non-medical opioid use during this timeframe. The SOA report, ...