Docs Sell Narcotics to Injured Workers Without Adequate Monitoring
When I was around 13, my street savvy father sat me down to explain how drug pushers work. First, he said, they offer the stuff for free. Then they get you hooked and cash in. Discussions about narcotics and workers’ comp made me think about what he told me. A tough blue-collar teamster, he also […]
The Power of LinkedIn Groups:
An Interview with the Work Comp Analysis Group’s Mark Walls Mark Walls’ Work Comp Analysis Group might be the envy of traditional media. Having more than 18,000 members, Mark’s group is the largest Linked In workers’ compensation group out of the 200+ groups available. His group is also likely the largest social media vehicle for […]
How to Attract and Keep the Best Docs in Workers’ Comp
Annmarie’s WCRI Conference Wrap Up (Part 1) Last week’s Workers Compensation Research Institute’s (WCRI) conference began with an impressive 350 attendees, the largest amount ever. To draw such a large crowd despite the economy shows a great interest in improving workers’ compensation public policy. With each U.S. jurisdiction having its own workers’ compensation experiment taking […]
Who Should Be Doing Insurance Predictive Modeling? Actuaries or Statisticians?
After writing several articles on insurance predictive modeling, I noticed that there were as many statisticians doing predictive modeling as actuaries. Since more statisticians are being hired in the insurance industry, this could pose a threat to insurance actuaries. Not only that, how could a carrier, self-insured employer, third party administrator, etc., know which profession is […]
Predictive Modeling Integration Is Coming
The future of predictive modeling will not be limited to workers’ compensation. My recently-released article, “The Next Great Thing in Predictive Modeling,” explains how predictive models will be integrated across insurance lines and traditionally siloed insurance. To describe this, I coined the phrase, “Integrative Predictive Modeling.” To the employer, this means that the day will […]
The New Look of Leader’s Edge
I just had to brag on one of my clients, Leader’s Edge magazine. The award-winning magazine just changed its look and rocks! If you have never checked out Leader’s Edge, you should. Written primarily for insurance agents and brokers, its look and feel is always future forward. Kudos to Editor Rick Pullen and his staff […]
WCRI Conference Coverage Via Twitter
I will be providing live coverage at the Workers Compensation Research Institute‘s conference on February 27 – 28 via Twitter. To see my tweets, please follow me at: https://twitter.com/agbaribeau. Thanks!
For President’s Day: Living Healthier Should Be A Patriotic Duty
An innocent Facebook comment really struck a nerve. Someone said they wish their health insurance would cover a particular type of non-traditional medicine. Maybe I have been living in the Washington, D.C. (going on 18 years) or covering insurance for too long, but this just struck a nerve. People want insurers to pay more then […]
Towers Watson Survey Reveals Predictive Modeling Progression
After Towers Watson published its annual predictive modeling survey results a couple weeks ago, I assumed it was well covered. My assumption was wrong. I realized that the “coverage” was mostly cutting and pasting the firm’s news release. Being familiar with the past studies, my goal here is to give this important survey the deeper […]
