60% of Workers’ Spinal Fusion Claims Initially Reported as Strains: Study March 27, 2017 By Don Jergler A study on the use of spinal fusion surgeries in California workers’ compensation shows that in 60 percent of spinal...
Passing of Torch at California Workers’ Compensation Institute March 7, 2013 By Don Jergler Workers’ compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute in 50 years following...
CWCI Study Measures Claims Outcomes with Doctor-Dispensed Repackaged Drugs February 28, 2013 A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows that on average, California work injury claims from 2002 through 2011 that...
California Workers’ Comp Losses, Expenses Reach Over $12B August 28, 2012 By Don Jergler A report issued last week by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows workers’ comp insurers’ loss and expense payments rose...
CompWest Founder Steps Down September 20, 2011 Compwest Insurance Co. founder Bill Mudge is no longer president and chief executive of the firm he started in 2004....