Harvey’s Catastrophic Flooding Hits Uninsured Hard August 28, 2017 By Sonali Basak Hurricane Harvey’s second act across southern Texas is turning into an economic catastrophe – with damages likely to stretch into...
Proposed Revision of New York PPD Guidelines Met With Skepticism August 28, 2017 By Denise Johnson The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will soon release updated permanent impairment guidelines as part of its 2017 workers’...
Insurers Ready Adjusters for Harvey Cat Losses August 26, 2017 By Denise Johnson Teams of insurance adjusters were mobilized Friday in Texas cities closest to Hurricane Harvey’s expected path of destruction. Hurricane Harvey...
California Workers’ Comp Agency Dismisses 292,000 Unresolved Liens August 16, 2017 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) reported that it had dismissed more than 292,000 unresolved liens, belonging to claimants...
Hearing for Boat Claim in Case Involving Relatives Who Died Mysteriously August 9, 2017 By MICHELLE R. SMITH Lawyers for a man suspected of killing his millionaire grandfather in 2013 met with a judge Monday in a lawsuit...
Insurer Reports Motorcycle Crashes Spike in August August 2, 2017 By Denise Johnson The last month of summer could bring a spike in motorcycle claims, according to American Modern Insurance Group. The insurer...
Older Worker Fatalities Higher Than All Other Age Groups July 31, 2017 By MARIA INES ZAMUDIO and MICHELLE MINKOFF Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace...
Easing the ‘Return-to-Work’ Process for Injured Workers July 24, 2017 By Jackie Payne, Vice President Medical Management Services, Mitchell Casualty Solutions In 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 2.9 million non-fatal workplace accidents occurred that year. Of this,...
Risky Business: Catching Commercial Use Fraud Before it Hits Your Books July 19, 2017 By Alex Young One definitive method can show misrepresented commercial use well before a claim ever arises. Pulling the wool over the insurance...
What Value-Based Contracting Means to the Workers’ Comp Industry July 17, 2017 Value-based contracting (VBC) widely used in the healthcare system is now a hot topic in the workers’ comp industry, according...