Industry Insights
Langham: It Has to Be on the Menu | 05/30/2019 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Office of Judges of Compensation Claims clerks recently got an order to change the carrier on a particular case, from “AIG Claims” to “Commerce & Industry Insurance Co./AIG Claims.” ...Read More | |||
Langham: Mesothelioma and Asbestos in the News | 05/17/2019 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In 2018, I penned Territorial Jurisdiction in Workers' Compensation. The litigation mentioned there involved a cancerous condition called mesothelioma. That post included a link to the...Read More | |||
Langham: Adjudicate, not Litigate | 05/07/2019 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
On April 5, the Florida First District Court decided Marocco v. Russel Brabec. This is not a workers' compensation case, but bears consideration. This litigation fo...Read More | |||
Luna: Turning the Clock Back on State's Workers' Compensation System | 04/24/2019 | ||
By: Carlos Luna | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The California Applicants’ Attorney Association is promoting Assembly Bill 1107 to California legislators in hopes of materially modifying utilization review exemptions for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Cost-Shifting and Personal Decisions | 04/22/2019 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In a memorable Dilbert cartoon (April 30, 1995), Dilbert is introduced to a new vice president of his company. She asks about his day and he explains he was just emailing a coworker who is near a window to see if it is raining. ...Read More | |||
Langham: The End of a Relationship | 04/09/2019 | ||
Source: David Langham | |||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The more intense the relationship, the more intense perhaps its dissolution. ...Read More | |||
Lakshmikanthan: AI in Claims Operations: Lessons Culled From the Early Innings | 03/07/2019 | ||
By: Jayant Lakshmikanthan | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
While there are many different segments of the commercial insurance industry, they often share a similar story. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Definitions, Due Process and Waiver | 02/27/2019 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court decision in Melendez v. Fresh Start General Remodeling and Contracting illustrates some interesting aspects of workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
Lynch: The Wizard Behind the Curtain, Part 2 | 02/22/2019 | ||
By: Tom Lynch | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Let me tell you a story. The year is 2015, and a workers’ compensation consultant is sitting in a highly respected insurer’s plush conference room. The consultant is meeting with the insurer’s senior vice president of claims to negotiate price for an innovative specialty...Read More | |||
Lynch: The Wizard Behind The Curtain, Part 1 | 02/07/2019 | ||
Source: Tom Lynch | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Suddenly, everybody’s out to get pharmacy benefit managers: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, state legislatures, state Medicaid officials, a boatload of experts and even President Donald Trump, who appears to actually and sincerely believe PBMs have created a rigged system....Read More | |||