Downed power lines litter Lake Charles roadways following Hurricane Laura’s arrival in Southwest Louisiana in August 2020. (Rick Hickman / American Press Archives) Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, Senate Insurance Committee Chair Kirk Talbot and House Insurance Committee Chair Mike Huval revealed their joint Catastrophe Reform Package for the 2022 Legislative […]

Uses for big data and predictive analytics in workers’ comp are growing. But will adjusters buy-in?  Big data is increasingly at the heart of the analytics solutions future-focused claims organizations in workers’ compensation are developing.   A 2019 Willis Towers Watson (WTW) survey found that in commercial lines, “claim analytics usage […]

A family member recently bought a house. His realtor was connected to an agency of which I am familiar. In my opinion, the agency should not possess an insurance license. Incompetent would be the nicest description I would offer. Uncaring about the applicability of what was being sold would be […]

Details of the successful workers’ comp program include a predictive modeling tool, an embedded claims advocate and an enhanced return-to-work program. When an employee of Lumen Technologies, Inc. finds themselves to be injured on the job, they need not worry. Lumen’s workers’ compensation program provides several capabilities to ensure that […]