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...
Iowa Court Drastically Cuts Insurer’s Payment to Paralyzed Worker March 2, 2020 By David Pitt DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday dramatically reduced the compensation a paralyzed northeast Iowa man received...
Business News: CWCI, Cowbell Cyber and Chubb February 14, 2020 Fee Schedule Change Shifted Spending to Primary Care California’s conversion of its fee schedule to the system used by Medicare...
Connecticut Reports Increase in Workplace-Related Deaths February 7, 2020 The number work-related deaths in Connecticut in 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2010, according to the state Department...
Worker Who Blames Carrier for Suicide Attempt Can’t Sue in Tort February 6, 2020 By Jim Sams An injured worker may not pursue a tort claim against a workers’ compensation carrier that he accuses of negligence by...
Two So. Cal. Men Accused of $20 Million Work Comp Kickback Scheme February 3, 2020 A pair of California men have been charged with multiple felonies in an alleged $20 million workers’ compensation kickback scheme....
Viewpoint: Does Artificial Intelligence Know Who’s Barn is the Next to Burn Down? January 31, 2020 By Tom Quirk I shudder at the thought that an algorithm developed by artificial intelligence will allow the insurance industry to no longer...
Viewpoint: A Primer on Traumatic Brain Injuries January 29, 2020 By Lynn Buie-Carter No two patients recovering from a brain injury are alike. The key to the very best possible outcome is to...
Construction Crews ‘Bend and-Stretch’ with Miley Cyrus, Vanilla Ice to Limit Injuries January 24, 2020 By JIm Holland It’s called bend-and-stretch, a sequence of exercises that all Mortenson and Scull construction crews participate in before starting their day...
Business News: RiskStream, Sedgwick, Clara Analytics January 22, 2020 RiskStream Launches Innovation Lab The RiskStream Collaborative, a consortium of insurers that making a joint investment in blockchain technology, has...