Webinar to Explore Possibility of COVID's Limited Effect on Comp Costs

A webinar scheduled for Aug. 20 will explore the possibility that COVID-19 will have only a limited effect on workers’ compensation costs. While Moody’s, the Insurance Information Institute and the National Council on Compensation Insurance say COVID-19 costs are bad news for work comp profits, webinar presenters Joe Paduda and Mark Priven disagree, according to a statement. Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates, and Priven, principal and vice president of Bickmore Actuarial, will discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on comp claims, premiums and profits...