Industry Insights
| Time For a Fresh Look at Several Important WC Cases | 04/21/2009 | ||
| By: Mullen & Filippi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Mullen & FilippiSpring has arrived. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and the flowers are in bloom - the perfect time for taking a fresh look at what is going on around us. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board appears to agree, having recently decid...Read More | |||
| The AIG breakup - Implications for Work Comp | 03/05/2009 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaWith the announcement that AIG will consolidate its P&C businesses under a single business (American International Underwriter Holdings, or AIUH), the picture is starting to get a little more clear. Or perhaps more accurately, a little less cloudy.AIUH is com...Read More | |||
| The Time for Sunshine in Illinois WC System is Now | 02/12/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: Who are the secret folks who run Illinois workers' compensation system? Is the clandestine Illinois WC system ready for the light of day? Editor's comment: We were fascinated to see a news report in the Chicago Tribune indicating...Read More | |||
| Top 10 Developments in Calif. Workers' Comp | 01/06/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungAs always, the huge California workers' comp industry continues to be an area of great controversy. In 2008 the 2003 and 2004 reforms continued to settle in, but there were important new developments.There are many possible items for a Top 10 list for Calif...Read More | |||
| The Evolution of Comp; Work-Injury Insurance | 12/17/2008 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David J. DePaoloThese are historic times. We have a black president for the first time in this nation's history. We are facing economic peril the likes of which have not been present since the Great Depression. The threat to international security has never been higher with terror...Read More | |||
| Travel Mileage Increases (Again) Effective July 1 | 07/08/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Mileage for workers' compensation travel has once again increased for travel after July 1. This increase in based on the decision of the IRS to increase its allowance for mileage for business travel to 58.5¢ per mile effective on that date. It is important to note this increase ...Read More | |||
| The Work Comp Supply Chain is Killing Work Comp | 06/19/2008 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaLast week I wrote a post on workers comp insurers' loss of control over medical costs. The post triggered a good bit of email traffic and requests to expand on my central point -- big networks now dictate terms to insurers, and the network business model is a major reaso...Read More | |||
| Top 10 Developments in California Workers' Comp | 05/06/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungFor those of you who aren't following the daily developments in the California comp world, a big-picture review may be of interest.In many ways, it's been a sleepy start in 2008.There's been a lull in defin...Read More | |||
| The 50% Medical Cost Myth | 04/29/2008 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Robert M. AurbachThere are two major movements in workers’ compensation reform in the last few years. One is the emphasis placed on controlling medical costs in workers’ compensation. While it is clear that there are real reasons to look at the utilization of tre...Read More | |||
| The Future of Spitzer's Reform Effort | 03/26/2008 | ||
| By: Jon Gelman | |||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon GelmanWith New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer now embroiled in a major scandal that may end in his resignation, all eyes in the workers’ compensation arena are now focused on his reform efforts. On Feb. 27, 2007, shortly after taking office, he signed landmark legislation to overha...Read More | |||
