Industry Insights
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Moore: Adjuster Reviews Save Later Headaches | 05/28/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most reviled forms in the claims process is the workers' comp wage statement. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: The Value of Field Case Managers | 05/07/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Thursday was National Nurses Day. In celebration, I wanted to bring up a subject that I have seen overlooked in quite a few workers' comp files: field case managers. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Why Does Loss Run Stay Open? | 03/15/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A new blog and newsletter reader asked a question last week after reviewing loss runs: We have a very old workers' comp subrogation claim open after seven years. Will that affect our experience mod? Why is it not closed? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Home Ergonomics Advice | 03/05/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Recently, I viewed a webinar on home ergonomics advice from ErgoSmith that is owned by Mindy Smith. I have seen her present at least five or six times over the last 15 years. If you contact her, she may share the whole presen...Read More | |||
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Moore: Claims Adjusting: It's Over in 48 Hours | 01/26/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp claims adjusting for new claims is over in 48 hours. I know, it sounds like a bold statement. The old paradigm used to be 24 hours. I am giving the adjusters a break. ...Read More | |||
| 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 | |||
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Moore: Watch the Reserves | 12/07/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Moore: Advocacy Model vs. Workers' Comp Adjuster Goals | 11/13/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Moore: Premium Audit Dispute Delay Can Be Very Costly | 11/12/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Moore: Prop. 22's Nationwide Effect on the Workers' Comp Debate | 11/09/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
