Industry Insights
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Moore: 187 Pages of WCRI State Stats | 06/02/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the best free workers' comp info sources on medical pricing nationwide was published in May by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The authors of the study are Rebecca Yang and Olesya Fomenko. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Gutting of NIOSH | 05/30/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| It's really easy to miss important news these days. Here’s an item that, in normal times, would be headline news in the work comp industry. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Left in the Smoke | 05/28/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A new study from the University of California, Davis, is raising urgent questions about whether California’s current air quality standards adequately protect the state’s farmworkers from w...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Intentional Wrong? | 05/27/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Employers' liability insurance policies generally exclude coverage for intentional wrongs committed against employees, even if those employees also pursue workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Wroten: State's Workers' Comp Crisis a Stark Contrast to National Stability | 05/23/2025 | |
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| By: Jon Wroten | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent article in WorkCompCentral, titled “Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates,” suggests that California's workers' compensation system is t...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates | 05/21/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau voted to ask California’s Insurance Commissioner to increase workers’ comp insurance rates by 11.2%. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Credible Negotiation | 05/19/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Let's say you’ve decided to initiate settlement negotiations even though the other side hasn’t shown any interest at this point. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The State of Work Comp | 05/16/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance's 2025 "State of the Line" report says: ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Two Opposing Views on Litigation Management | 05/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| For decades, I have encouraged parties to evaluate early and often with a view to closing cases to minimize the expenditure of time, money and stress. I was recently surprised by the published contrary view of a litigation management expert. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: City Pays Doctor $32 to Treat Injured Employee | 05/12/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Across the nation, providers struggle to treat injured workers without financially damaging their practices. The problem is especially ugly in California, where extreme reimbursement discounting is rampant. ...Read More | |||
