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Workers' Compensation News

 

Max TD Benefit Drops 2.2% 05/30/2023
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The maximum temporary disability benefit is dropping 2.2% for injuries occurring on or after July 1, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced. ...Read More
 
 

MedRisk Announces Leadership Changes 05/11/2023
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Work comp physical rehabilitation provider MedRisk announced that CEO Danielle Lisenbey is retiring. ...Read More
 
 

MPN, TD Duration Bills Set for Wednesday Appropriations Committee Hearing 05/08/2023
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to discuss on Wednesday potential fiscal implications for bills that would modify medical provider network requirements and exclude time spent waiting for medical treatment authorization from the cap on temporary disability benefits....Read More
 
 

Medical Services Review Committee Announces Meeting Dates 04/28/2023
State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division announced that an advisory committee will meet over four months starting in May to discuss payments for medical services provided to injured workers. ...Read More
 
 

Mirek Wieczorek Named SVP, Head of Reinsurance for ICW Group Insurance Cos. 04/21/2023
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
ICW Group Insurance Cos. promoted Mirek Wieczorek to senior vice president, head of reinsurance, where he will be charged with leading the growth strategy for ICW Re. ...Read More
 
 

MLAC Meets Friday 03/28/2023
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Oregon's Management-Labor Advisement Committee meets Friday. Matters to be discussed include Workers’ Compensation Board cas...Read More
 
 

Medical Inflation Largely Tracks National Averages Despite Steep Rise in Hospital Costs 03/22/2023
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — Workers’ compensation medical inflation has largely been driven by increases in reimbursements for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, according to economist Olesya Fomenko, who spoke about inflation trends during the Workers C...Read More
 
 

Man Wins $11M Verdict After Losing Eye in Staple Gun Accident 03/20/2023
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Missouri Lawyers Media reports that a jury in St. Louis awarded $11 million to a man who shot himself in the eye with a pneumatic staple gun, though jurors also determined he was 30% at fault for the accident. ...Read More
 
 

Michael Yaworsky Appointed Insurance Commissioner 03/14/2023
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Financial Services Commission appointed Michael Yaworsky as the insurance commissioner for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. ...Read More
 
 

Multiple Injuries on Same Extremity Can Constitute Injury to More than 1 'Member' 02/22/2023
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker who sustains injuries along the same extremity can be considered to have suffered a "loss or loss of use of more than one member or parts of more than one member." ...Read More
 
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