Industry Insights
|
Peabody: WCAB Explains That SIBTF PD Should Be Added, Not Combined | 08/06/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Michael Peabody | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision in June clarifying that prior and subsequent injuries should be “added” and not “combined” to determine whether the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) should be involved. ...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Implications Abound in Mitchell's Coventry Acquisition | 08/05/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The implications of Mitchell’s acquisition of Coventry’s workers’ comp business are broad, from insight into the futu...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Work Comp Payers and Service Companies Weigh In on COVID's Impact | 06/30/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| If you really want to know what COVID is doing to workers’ comp, you have to hear from those on the front lines. ...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Masks and IWP Get Hammered | 06/29/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Who knew masks could be so dangerous? Joe Padu...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Work Comp Is Worried About the Wrong Thing | 06/11/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I'm finishing up the second survey report on the impact of COVID-19 on workers’ comp, and one takeaway has me shaking my head. ...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: What's Keeping Workers' Comp Execs Up at Night | 06/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After 28 calls with workers’ comp execs over eight days it’s quite clear that many are very concerned about specific issues. ...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Hey, Legislators, Don't Do Stupid Stuff | 05/26/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Four months into the COVID pandemic, early data show workers’ comp insurers are doing the right thing. ...Read More | |||
| Paduda: NCCI — Quick Hits, a Deeper Dive, and a Critique | 05/15/2020 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Apologies for not getting this out sooner; wanted to wait until I heard back from NCCI on a couple items. ...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: Watch Those Facility Costs | 05/08/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As the coronavirus continues its relentless march, hospitals and health systems are getting crushed. With elective procedures banned in many states, the patients hospitals relied on to generate profits have disappeared. Meanwhile, expenses related to preparing for COVID-19 patients have gone...Read More | |||
|
Paduda: COVID-19's Impact on Workers' Comp: Claim Type | 04/24/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While we’re still wrapping our heads around COVID-19, it is increasingly clear that the pandemic will have implications for the workers’ comp industry that are deep and broad. ...Read More | |||
