Industry Insights
| Got Liens? Managing the Lien Crisis after SB 863 | 07/01/2013 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With all of the lien claimants crawling out of the woodwork and the sheer number of lien conferences being set, it helps to be prepared! SB 863 imposed a lien-filing fee and statute of limitations, which was intended to significantly reduce the number of liens filed. However, in anticipa...Read More | |||
| Governor Adding Insult to Injury? | 04/30/2013 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| We have long touted Massachusetts as the gold standard for workers' compensation reform. In 1990, the state operated the second or third highest cost comp system in the nation; today Massachusetts is ranked 44th, with rates less than half of those in the other New England states. At the same tim...Read More | |||
| Ghost Payrollers | 10/26/2012 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It is hard to imagine what a mess things are in our state government and the City of Chicago. The main problem we have is “paying” thousands of workers as if they are working when they are not. Ghost Payrollers, Part I: The first concept is the idea of “pensions&r...Read More | |||
| Gov. Signs Mostly Benign Workers' Comp Legislation | 10/13/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” Hon. Gideon J. TuckerIt is the end of another legislative year ending in with the governor’s review, signing or vetoing the work of the California Legislature. This year there w...Read More | |||
| Gardening Services are Medical Treatment ? Don't Think So! | 08/23/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Are pool, housekeeping and gardening services, when "prescribed" by a physician, medical treatment?The majority in a California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel said that such a prescription was not medical treatment and thus the carrier was not required to send the prescrip...Read More | |||
| GCs in Mass: Comp's Not-So-Exclusive Remedy | 05/26/2011 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesHenry C. Becker Custom Building Limited was doing some construction work in Newburyport, Mass. They hired the Great Green Barrier Co. to do some waterproofing. They apparently did not ask for a certificate of insurance; Great Green Barrier...Read More | |||
| Grabbing Hold of the Tail | 05/05/2011 | ||
| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Bill ZachrySafeway Inc.This missive is intended for the actuaries in my audience. It's regarding "Estimating the Workers' Compensation Tail," a 2004 report by Richard E. Sherman and Gordon F. Diss (available on the ...Read More | |||
| Gov. Quinn Weighs in with his Two Bits on WC Reform | 04/11/2011 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe, Campbell & AssociatesWe are being constantly bombarded with questions about workers' comp WC reform. We are certain there are about five different bills, all of them confusing and have mild to moderate chances of passing. We are certain the various for...Read More | |||
| Guidelines Beyond the Sound Bite and Marketing Hype | 01/21/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesIs medicine science, art, some combination of the two, or something else?That's not an idle question.If you're trying to get more scientific about how you practice medicine or what services/proced...Read More | |||
| Genex Buys Intracorp: More than Just Another Deal | 11/11/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy Associates and CompPharmaIn what has to go down as the worst-kept secret in the investment community "EH-ver" (say out loud like a 14-year-old female), Genex announced today that they will buy Intracorp's workers' comp business from Cigna....Read More | |||
