Brokers Enter Reform Talks with Petition

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefInsurance brokers have joined the debate over workers' compensation reform, armed with a petition that they plan to hand to the chairman of the Assembly Insurance Committee that asks for legislation to curb cumulative trauma and psychological injury claims.Jamie Reid, a broker at the Michael Ehrenfield Co. Insurance Agents & Brokers firm in San Diego County, together with broker Gabe Erle, last year started Workers’ Compensation Fraud Fighters, an organization trying to cut down on unfair claims.Workers’ Compensation Fraud Fighters has cre...