Industry Insights
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Paduda: California Comp Drivers, Part 1 | 08/11/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California represents one-fifth of total workers’ comp benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Bias Is Pernicious | 08/08/2025 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The attorney opens a mediation negotiation with a superlative bloviation: "This case cannot be worth less than $1 million," or "There is no way the alleged accident or injuries are compensable." ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Workers Can't Wait for Heat Protection | 08/06/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu have introduced the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury and Fatality Prevention Act, a federal bill requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to implement enforceable national standards to protect workers from exc...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: State's Mandatory E-Billing Process Arrives | 08/04/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| It’s official: As of Aug. 1, New York State providers are required to start billing electronically for workers’ comp patients. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Audit Exposes Deep Failures at Cal/OSHA | 07/30/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A scathing new audit of Cal/OSHA has found that critical understaffing and systemic failures are jeopardizing worker protections across the state. Assembly Labor Committee Chair Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, requested the audit after repeated reports of diminished enforcement and delaye...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Work Comp Remains the Darling of P&C Industry | 07/28/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The property and casualty insurance market is softening. ...Read More | |||
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Wroten: The Flip Side of Regulations | 07/25/2025 | |
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| By: Jon Wroten | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| These days, when I think of regulations and regulatory compliance, I’m reminded of the Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now.” If you replace "life" with "regulations," my perspective becomes clearer. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Were We Right About Comp in 2022? | 07/23/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Recently, I was interviewed on my workers' comp opinions. The same reporter interviewed me in 2022 on a few workers' comp issues. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: WCIRB Says Carriers Losing Money Due to Rising Costs | 07/21/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Rising workers’ compensation costs across the board have led the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California to forecast its highest combined ratio in years, which means insurance carriers are losing money at an unusually high rate. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Happening in Golden State Work Comp? | 07/18/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California has long been seen as the leading indicator of social, business, economic and cultural change. Its $4.1 trillion economy just surpassed Japan’s, making it the fourth-largest economy in the world (if it were a separate country). ...Read More | |||
