Industry Insights
Moore: Workers' Comp Insurance Crisis Comes From Outside U.S. — or Does It? | 01/22/2018 | ||
Source: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I have written often that China’s banking crisis could cause quite large rumblings in most of the domestic financial markets, including insurance. Where would the crisis be the most devastating? ...Read More | |||
Mentkowski: Opioid Cases Consolidated Into MDL | 12/11/2017 | ||
By: Timothy S. Mentkowski | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
After considering a motion brought by the plaintiffs in 46 actions pending in nine federal districts across the country, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) entered an order on Tuesday, transferring those actions to the Northern District of Ohio for coordinated or consolidat...Read More | |||
Morton: Better Pain Care Is Possible, Without Increasing Risk | 10/31/2017 | ||
Source: Joel Morton | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
There are a lot of important conversations happening surrounding the challenges of caring for the nation’s injured. One of the biggest challenges we face is opioids, and the challenge can be distilled down to the following points: ...Read More | |||
Mahjoubi: The Evolution of Liens | 10/16/2017 | ||
By: David F. Mahjoubi | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
When I started working in workers’ compensation I was a hearing representative traveling throughout the state to every board as a lien claimant. There were far fewer liens in Northern California. It was not uncommon to see just one or two liens associated with a claim. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Accident Curve and Natural Disasters | 09/18/2017 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The accident curve measures the accident rate lessening per unit of work time. The concept has been debated over time. A search far and wide located a 1916 text that actually addressed this issue very well. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Silent Risk Management Mistakes Stay Under The Radar | 05/02/2017 | ||
Source: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
These five silent risk management mistakes in workers' comp never show up on a graph, chart or in a report. After all the RIMS buzz last week, I decided to cover the mistakes I have seen in my 27 years in the insurance business from a risk management standpoint. ...Read More | |||
More: Double Amputee Was a Force of Positivity | 03/08/2017 | ||
By: Keith P. More | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, the world lost a beacon of hope and perseverance when my friend and client Dwight Johnson passed away. Dwight’s life and story are amazing, and are ones I feel obligated to share. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp Hot Buttons Top 10 Recycled Again | 02/10/2017 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The top 10 workers' comp hot-buttons never seem to be new. The topics are recycled again and again as newfound topics of the press and in most WC conversations. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Google Play Store and My Annual Search for Work Comp Apps — Not Good | 12/23/2016 | ||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Google Play Store (where Android Apps live) was my last hope for a humongous leap in my continuous search for technology in workers' comp. Once again, as expected, I was more than disappointed. ...Read More | |||
Morton: Opioid Abuse is More Than a 'Doctor Problem' | 11/08/2016 | ||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Every day, another overdose reinforces the gravity of the opioid abuse epidemic. ...Read More | |||