Expert Viewpoints

Recovery Starts Before the Loss: What Claims Professionals Know About Severe Weather Preparedness

For years, the conversation around severe weather preparedness has focused on what happens before and during a storm: evacuation routes, emergency supplies, weather alerts, and shelter plans. Those measures are... Read More

UIM Minimum Limits. A Coverage That May Not Pay?

I had a conversation the other day that brought an Idaho Supreme Court decision from 2022 to my attention. If you’re interested, it’s Pena v. Viking Insurance Company of Wisconsin.... Read More

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Your Caseload Will Still Be There Monday

Why claims professionals should make time for industry conferences There is never a perfect week to leave the claims desk.... Read More

Order in the Court: Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Foster Better Outcomes?

A workers’ compensation claim from a New York construction site sat on a judge’s calendar for nearly a year before... Read More

Before the Nuclear Verdict: Rethinking How Liability Claims Are Managed

Across the industry, nuclear verdicts are dominating conversations about social inflation and liability severity, and for good reason: in 2025,... Read More

Slips, Trips And Falls: Why It’s Important to Get Ahead of An Incident

Slips, trips and falls are a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in the United States. As a result, the... Read More

Severe Convective Storms: Risk, Field Reality and the Path to Resilience

Severe convective storms have moved from secondary peril to primary loss driver. Hail, tornadoes, and straight-line wind events now generate... Read More

The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country

For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned... Read More

The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage

I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started... Read More

Are We Training Claims Adjusters or Claims Processors?

I started my career as a writer. Not an insurance professional. Not an adjuster. A writer. When I eventually took... Read More

We Should Be Paying More Attention to The New Wave of SMB Cyber Claims

For years, cyber insurance was treated as a niche product reserved for technology firms, financial institutions and e-commerce giants. When... Read More