Industry Insights
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Burns: Telecommuters and the Home as Second Workplace | 06/18/2019 | |
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| Source: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The cost of living in California has resulted in many employees choosing to move to remote parts of the state, but retaining their local jobs. ...Read More | |||
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Bobik: It's Groundhog Day for WC Claims Handling | 04/03/2019 | |
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| Source: John Bobik | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The popularity of the 1993 Bill Murray movie rendered the phrase “Groundhog Day” with a common reference to a continually occurring unpleasant situation, according to Wikipedia. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: The Myths of Lifetime Medical Benefits | 03/14/2019 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Whether settlement is via stipulated award or compromise and release, one of the most common impediments for defendants is valuing exposure for lifetime medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Brady: The Wrong Question Asked Too Late | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: Francis M. Brady | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| “Why is this file still open?” Francis M. Brady...Read More | |||
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Burns: To Heir Is Human | 09/11/2018 | |
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| Source: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When an applicant dies during a worker’s compensation claim, insurers need to be aware of the requirements for resolving the case. ...Read More | |||
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Beach: Fear of Paralysis | 07/11/2018 | |
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| By: Hayden Beach | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When I was growing up, I loved to read books, especially horror novels. As any good horror reader knows, Stephen King is one of the best. ...Read More | |||
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Breading: Is the Insurtech Movement Maturing? | 04/26/2018 | |
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| Source: Mark Breading | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While insurance technology remains nascent, in many ways, a subset of firms is producing results, gaining momentum and making an impact. ...Read More | |||
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Boddicker: Comp Reform Bills of Interest Introduced | 02/22/2018 | |
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| By: Daniel J. Boddicker | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| House Bill 5240 is an effort from the workers' compensation gurus at the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce that amends the state Workers' Compensation Act to require a recipient of some pain management medications to sign a written agreement with the prescribing physician,...Read More | |||
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Biery: Workers' Compensation Rates Jump Again | 02/01/2018 | |
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| By: Shawn R. Biery | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| There continues to be an upward spiral of workers' compensation rates in Illinois. Please don’t shoot the messenger for telling you how to get them right. ...Read More | |||
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Biery: Difficulty Increases When Claimant Doesn't Take Initiative | 01/16/2018 | |
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| By: Shawn Biery | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We advise our clients, law students and seminar attendees to always pay attention to subrogation issues and to ensure close awareness, sometimes even intervening after a petitioner files a third-party claim. ...Read More | |||
