PCI: Aftermarket Parts Legislation Could Impact R.I. Auto Insurance Rates May 3, 2018 According to a newly released research brief by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the negative impacts of...
Commentary: Disasters Cost More as We Insure Them Less April 27, 2018 By Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg View) -- Last year was the second-costliest year for disasters since 1970, according to a new analysis from reinsurance firm Swiss Re...
IRC: Auto Injury Claims Costs Outpace Inflation, Lawyer Involvement Increases April 23, 2018 A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) shows that claimed economic losses for auto bodily injury liability (BI)...
Mitchell: Workers’ Comp Billing Errors Could Be Costing Payors April 23, 2018 Inappropriate coding and unbundling were two of the most common billing issues Mitchell found during their medical billing audit. The...
Nor’easters Join List of 2018 $1 Billion Disasters April 10, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Thanks to the nor’easters that hit New York and the East Coast, the U.S. has already had three $1 billion...
Cigna’s Purchase of Express Scripts Unlikely to Affect Workers’ Comp April 6, 2018 Cigna’s purchase of healthcare pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts last month was just the latest insurer/PBM acquisition in an effort...
California Mudslide Insurance Claims Top $421M April 5, 2018 Insurers have received over 2,000 insurance claims totaling more than $421 million in losses from the deadly Montecito, Calif., mudslide...
ABA Panel Offers Tips on Handling Catastrophic, Complex Claims April 4, 2018 By Denise Johnson Early reporting, insured cooperation and thorough investigation aid claims handling when dealing with catastrophic or complex injuries or damages, according...
Commentary: Workers’ Comp Can Benefit From Drug Formularies March 27, 2018 By Brian Allen, Mitchell VP of Government Affairs With issues like the opioid crisis and inflating drug costs at the forefront of discussion in workers’ compensation, several states,...
As Opioids Decline, CWCI Study Tracks Changes in Workers’ Comp Drugs March 14, 2018 Opioids remain the most common type of prescription drug used to treat California injured workers with lost-time injuries, but sustained...