Industry Insights
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Wickert: Insurers Seek Reimbursement for High Cost of Opioid Addiction | 12/01/2017 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Is Waiver of Third-Party Rights by Employee Enforceable? | 10/02/2017 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There is seemingly no end to the attacks on a workers’ compensation carrier’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement when a third-party is liable for a work-related injury. In New Jersey, however, the Supreme Court will soon be deciding whether the employee is prohibited from su...Read More | |||
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Wickert: The 'Domtar Paper' Chase Continues | 08/23/2017 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| It seems that there are no lengths parties won’t go to in order to destroy what they perceive as the evil known as “subrogation.” ...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: Opioid Prescribing and Panic | 08/15/2017 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The mechanism of opioid action is through a receptor mechanism that we all have, namely, mu, delta and kappa receptors. ...Read More | |||
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What Will Aetna Do With Coventry Workers' Comp? | 08/01/2017 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| That’s a question that’s been around for years, but one that’s being asked more and more these days. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: State Fights Workers' Compensation Subrogation Obstacles | 07/31/2017 | |
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| By: Gary Wickert | |||
| State: ND | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Plaintiff-friendly judges and legislators in various states have gained strength and influence over the last twenty years, resulting in statutes and court decisions inimical to the subrogation and reimbursement rights of workers’ compensation carriers. North Dakota is fighting back. ...Read More | |||
| What's Up With 'Loss of Trade' in Settling/Reserving WC Claims? | 07/25/2017 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We were asked by a reader about the concept of “loss of trade” and how to reserve/settle Illinois workers’ compensation claims using it. We wanted to provide a couple of thoughts. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: 10 Subrogation Mistakes Insurance Companies Keep Making, Part 1 | 07/03/2017 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This year is the 21st anniversary of the romantic comedy "Jerry Maguire." Its director, Cameron Crowe, just published the entire 5,000-word mission statement he wrote for his crisis-hit sports agent played by Tom Cruise. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: 10 Subrogation Mistakes Insurance Companies Keep Making, Part 2 | 07/05/2017 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Monday, I discussed five of 10 subrogation mistakes we routinely see among insurance...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Court Allows Subrogation Reimbursement From Employer for Intentional Act | 06/14/2017 | |
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| By: Gary Wickert | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Words matter. Gary Wickert On M...Read More | |||
