Comp Could Be Hit Hard by Virus-Related Fraud, and Regulators Hope to Get Creative

From new questions about home-based work injuries to an increase in fraud and litigation, workers' compensation may be affected more than most lines of insurance by the changes wrought by the coronavirus, fraud experts said Tuesday. “The world of workers' comp may never be the same again. This may be where the most dramatic long-term effect comes, from COVID-19,” said Matt Smith, executive director of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, one of the speakers in a webinar that featured fraud fighters, state regulators and some 3,500 viewers from around the country. And wi...