Industry Insights
Paduda: COVID and Work Comp in the Sunshine State | 10/06/2020 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
WorkCompCentral hosted a webinar last week (you can watch at no cost) diving into key issues related to Florida’s experience with COVID-19 and workers’ comp. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Lots Going On in Workers' Comp | 09/21/2020 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It's been a very busy week, indeed. Here’s what happened. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: BWC's Dividends and Drug Costs | 08/27/2020 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Last week, Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced it will consider $1.5 billion in dividends to policyholders. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Agriculture, COVID-19 and Workers' Comp Claims | 08/19/2020 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Here’s what’s puzzling me about agricultural workers, COVID-19 infections and workers’ comp: Few agricultural wo...Read More | |||
Paduda: COVID Is Crushing Work Comp Claim Counts | 08/07/2020 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Thank you, California Workers' Compensation Institute. Due to its diligence and foresight, we now know: ...Read More | |||
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 | |||