Survey Finds Workers’ Comp Drug Spend is Down November 2, 2016 A new survey shows an 8.7 percent reduction in worker’s compensation payers’ drug spend, according to CompPharma’s 13th Annual Survey... Read More
People News: CNA, Willis Towers Watson, NCCI, RMS November 2, 2016 Robusto To Assume Role Of CNA’s Chairman And CEO CNA Financial Corporation announced that Dino E. Robusto will assume the... Read More
Working Moms Could Reduce Insurance Industry Staffing Frustration November 1, 2016 In an exclusive interview with Claims Journal, Dhara Patel, president of the P&C Division at American Claims Management, offers insight... Read More
West News Study Shows Regional Differences Among California Workers’ Comp Claims November 1, 2016 Workers in California’s Central Valley have a distinctly different workers’ comp claims experience than those from other regions in terms... Read More
Midwest News North Dakota Inspectors Added to Ensure Safety of Crude Rail Transport November 1, 2016 North Dakota has added another step to help ensure the safety of crude transported by rail with the addition of... Read More
Southeast News Wolf Bites UIM Endorsement Doesn’t Cover Worker Injured While Not Occupying Employer’s Truck November 1, 2016 On October 6, 2016 the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, applying Missouri law, granted a... Read More
Despite Repeated Warnings, Dangerous Airbags Not Repaired November 1, 2016 Owners of more than 300,000 Hondas have yet to get their airbags repaired, despite warnings from the automaker and regulators... Read More
NICB: Auto Thefts Resulting From Keys Left in Car Up 31% Since 2013 November 1, 2016 Last year, a vehicle was reported stolen once every 45 seconds in the United States. And one out of every... Read More
Business News: Windham Group, MedRisk, Swiss Re November 1, 2016 Windham Group Establishes New IME Company Serving Workers’ Comp Industry N.H.-based The Windham Group has launched Logical IME, a new... Read More
Texas / South Central News Only 4 of 274 Claims Paid After Largest Oklahoma Quake November 1, 2016 Only four insurance claims worth $24,232 have been paid of 274 damage claims filed after Oklahoma was hit with its... Read More