Analyst Projects COVID-19 Presumption for Work Comp Will Cost $10 Billion April 27, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane While the potential cost of relaxing a tenet of the workers compensation system to deal with extraordinary circumstances of COVID-19...
Employers Pushing Back as States Expand Work Comp to Cover COVID-19 April 22, 2020 By Jim Sams As more states take action to ensure workers who contract COVID-19 are eligible for workers’ compensation, employers in Illinois are...
Travelers Sees Rising Claims as Coronavirus Crisis Spreads April 21, 2020 Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential...
Viewpoint: 6 Ways to Handle Work Comp Claims for Coronavirus; Only 1 Makes Sense April 12, 2020 By Cliff Goldstein Workers’ compensation disability claims based on COVID-19 are already rolling in and thousands more are expected. Here are six approaches...
When Employees Work From Home: Work Comp Subrogation and the Remote Employee April 8, 2020 By Gary L. Wickert When employees work remotely from home or other locations, the normal rules of course and scope can become complicated and...
Viewpoint: Anticipated Coronavirus Claims Scenarios Across Major Coverage Lines April 7, 2020 By Jeffrey L. Kingsley, Adam R. Durst, Michael E. Longo As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed over the past several months, participants in the insurance industry have recognized the likelihood...
Viewpoint: Empathy, Compassion and Confidence for Better Outcomes April 2, 2020 By David J. Korch Humanitarianism deals with actively working to improve the happiness and welfare of others. The concepts of humanitarianism and advocacy are...
Analysis: Recession, Fear of Job Loss, and Return to Work March 19, 2020 By John Ruser With the COVID-19 virus causing economic disruption, The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute would like to share the findings from a...
Virus Impact on Comp Limited; Some Insurers Pledge to Cover Medical and Emergency Workers March 16, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...
Uber’s Challenge to Balance Driver Safety With Customer Privacy March 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon NEW YORK — Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in...