Drop in Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington Proposed for 3rd Straight Year September 18, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington would drop for the third year in a row under a proposal...
Conference: California Workers’ Comp Should Embrace Innovation September 6, 2019 By Don Jergler The workers’ compensation market apparently needs to do some catching up where it concerns technology. “Historically we’ve been really slow...
Pets Account for Nearly 400 Workers’ Comp Claims A Year in Oregon July 25, 2019 Slip and falls, flying tools, poor posture. The workplace can be dangerous, and now you can add pets to the...
California Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Chief’s Message to Comp Community April 29, 2019 The California workers’ compensation marketplace today remains generally healthy for insurers, employers and injured workers, the chief of the Workers’...
Nevada OKs Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Decreases March 1, 2019 Nevada Insurance Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease...
Participants in $200M California Workers’ Comp Scheme Sentenced February 25, 2019 Several conspirators involved in a massive workers’ comp kickback scheme have been ordered to serve prison sentences and pay millions...
Summary of 2018 Workers’ Comp-Related Bills Signed into Law in California October 4, 2018 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday issued a summary of legislation signed into law by Gov....
California High Court: Workers’ Comp Law Provides Exclusive Remedy in Utilization Review Case August 23, 2018 By Don Jergler The California Supreme Court issued an opinion today that utilization review physicians cannot be sued for malpractice, upholding established law...
California Workers’ Compensation Bureau Submits Lower Pure Premium Filing August 20, 2018 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Monday submitted an advisory pure premium rate filing lower than last...
Study Looks at Polypharmacy Claims in California Workers’ Comp August 17, 2018 A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows the likelihood that indemnity was paid on a workers’ comp claim...