Industry Insights
Mussack: How to Apply COLA to Lifetime Benefits | 01/14/2021 | ||
By: Tim Mussack | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
With the arrival of the new year, it’s time to bust out our calculators and prepare and update cost-of-living adjustments. As of Jan. 1, all continuing permanent total and life pension benefits (70% PD or greater) for date of injuries of Jan. 1, 2003, and later should be increa...Read More | |||
Moore: Watch the Reserves | 12/07/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When does a reopened workers' comp claim cost more budget for insured and self-insured employers? ...Read More | |||
Moore: Advocacy Model vs. Workers' Comp Adjuster Goals | 11/13/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I recently attended a webinar provided by the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference where some of the adjuster goals were compared to the expectations of claims management. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Premium Audit Dispute Delay Can Be Very Costly | 11/12/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Over the last 13 years that I have been writing articles for the J&L website, I have warned very heavily against any type of premium audit dispute delay. Delaying a dispute of or ignoring a bill from your current or prior carrier often turns into money lost from your company’s budg...Read More | |||
Moore: Prop. 22's Nationwide Effect on the Workers' Comp Debate | 11/09/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
California's Proposition 22 was overwhelmingly given a thumbs up by the Golden State’s voters. ...Read More | |||
Mussack: AMA Guides and Rating Add-Ons | 10/30/2020 | ||
By: Tim Mussack | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Every year since California adopted use of the AMA Guides for determining permanent disability, we have received some ratings guidance from the DWC Annual Educational Conference. The DWC Educational Conference presents DWC statements of guidance for rating permanent disability. These...Read More | |||
Moore: Hard or Soft Market? It May Not Matter | 10/19/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
My brother asked me this question: Will the upcoming election affect the workers' comp markets? He is a day trader of sorts. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Are Workers' Comp Carriers Fined for Never Reporting Data? | 10/12/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The number of workers' comp carriers fined for late reporting in 2018 and 2019 may surprise you. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Self-Insured Claims Data: Going Beyond a Loss Run | 10/09/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
J&L examines loads of self-insured claims data every month. Some third-party administrators offer loads of information that go beyond just reviewing a loss run. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Whatever Happened to Recorded Statements? | 08/28/2020 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Not too long ago, workers' comp recorded statements appeared in every file where the injured worker received any type of weekly comp benefits, such as a mailed check. ...Read More | |||