Workers Comp Cost Control
The California Workers Compensation Institute reported that after hitting a new low in 2021 the volume of independent medical review decision letters continued to decline through the first half of this year.
The California Workers Compensation Institute reported that after hitting a new low in 2021 the volume of independent medical review decision letters continued to decline through the first half of this year.
The California Division of Workers Compensation will have more time to gather information to analyze the effects of fast-tracking certain medical treatments without utilization reviews, under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Division of Workers Compensation will have more time to gather information to analyze the effects of fast-tracking certain medical treatments without utilization reviews, under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Average medical payments per claim in Delaware fell by about 33% between 2014 and 2017 because of legislative changes to the states medical reimbursement system, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said Wednesday.
Average medical payments per claim in Delaware fell by about 33% between 2014 and 2017 because of legislative changes to the states medical reimbursement system, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said Wednesday.
The relationship and communication between employers and their workers are at the heart of effective return-to-work programs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report issued Thursday.
The relationship and communication between employers and their workers are at the heart of effective return-to-work programs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report issued Thursday.
Ohios exclusive workers compensation insurer on Friday approved a 7.1% average rate reduction for the states private employers effective July 1, which marks a slowdown in rate cuts compared with recent years.
Lawmakers in Texas are considering legislation that would help determine whether the states workers compensation system would benefit from real-time medical services authorization processing.
Reports of lingering symptoms of COVID-19 have experts concerned about how these long-haul cases may impact the workers compensation system.
A group of Massachusetts correctional officers on leave who were terminated due to the unfunded cost of their group health insurance failed to show they were discriminated against because they filed workers compensation claims, an appellate court ruled.
More than half of the insurers providing workers compensation insurance in Texas are average performers, according to a report released Wednesday by the Texas Division of Workers Compensation.
Workers compensation claims for COVID-19 last year were far less than the doomsday predictions made early in the pandemic, but experts are concerned that lingering symptoms and rebuttable presumptions in some states may negatively impact the industry going forward.
Workers compensation rates this year in Vermont will decrease for the fifth straight year, Gov. Phil Scott said in a statement Monday.
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. has added a flexible payroll option to help construction clients manage workers compensation premiums, the Schaumburg, Illinois-based insurer announced Friday.
The fallout from last weeks storming of the U.S. Capitol continues to dominate the news, with Aon PLCs severing of its ties with the Trump Organization drawing the most readers.
A bill introduced Wednesday in Illinois would make several changes to the states workers compensation code, including introducing protocols for investigating insurer premiums and changing the way cumulative trauma is covered.
COVID-19, low interest rates and higher claim severity due in part to an aging workforce are among the factors that have reversed a years long trend of flat or lower renewals for workers compensation coverage, experts say.
The State Compensation Insurance Fund of California will distribute $39 million approximately 10% of its estimated annual premium in a dividend to qualifying policyholders, the Pleasanton, California-based workers compensation insurer announced Monday.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has initiated the transfer of $145 million from the states workers compensation security fund to distribute to businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the governors office announced in a statement Wednesday.
Insurers settling workers compensation claims for older workers enrolled in certain Medicare plans will see fewer surprises as a new law will give them a clearer picture of expenses they may have to reimburse, experts say.
Direct written premiums in workers compensation in the first three quarters of 2020 are down 13% over the same period in 2019, according to A.M. Best Co.s property/casualty market segment report released Wednesday.