Work Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions May 11, 2020 By Jim Sams An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by...
Viewpoint: How COVID-19 and Recession Are Upending Workers’ Comp May 8, 2020 By Gary Hagmueller COVID-19 and the onset of a deep global recession are reshaping every corner of workers’ compensation, from legal issues surrounding...
Willis: COVID-19 Losses Offset by Reduced Claims for Auto Lines May 4, 2020 By Jim Sams If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole...
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...