Industry Insights
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Furtado: Quest for the Holy Grail in Workers' Comp | 11/15/2018 | |
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| By: Karen Furtado | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Quotes from only five data points, or even fewer? Name your number, and you can find an insurer looking to transform the sales experience to match. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: The Workplace Is Getting Safer | 11/14/2018 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has confirmed the steady decline in accidents and injuries on the job. They have declined for 14 years. This data mirrors the steady decline of workers' compensation claims and the change of the U.S. workplace from manufacturing to service. ...Read More | |||
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Donovan: Stemming a Deadly Epidemic | 11/13/2018 | |
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| By: Amy Donovan | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2016, a stunning 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses. Opioid addiction has become national news in recent years, as political candidates, medical groups and others have introduced proposals on how to drive down the number of people who are at risk for addiction and overdose. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: And the Big Winner of the 2018 Midterms Is: Medicaid | 11/08/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Three deep red states voted to expand Medicaid, and a fourth voted in a governor who will comply with her state’s 2017 referendum results and do the same. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: National Adjuster License vs. Reciprocal Exchange Agreements | 11/12/2018 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The subject of national adjuster licenses created quite a bit of buzz. WorkCompCentral published an article on this very subject a few weeks ago. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Loosey-Goosey | 11/09/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Over the years I’ve been amazed about the loosey-goosey approach many attorneys have toward the qualified medical evaluator process. ...Read More | |||
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McFaul and Doornink: Would You Like to Share Attorney Fees? | 11/07/2018 | |
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| Source: Anna McFaul and Christy Doornink | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Typically, parties are responsible for paying their own attorney’s fees. There are some exceptions to this, such as when a person is forced to litigate to recover an award or when other persons or entities who want to share in the award must also share the responsibility for the attorney fe...Read More | |||
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Lakshmikanthan: Payoffs for AI in Commercial Insurance | 11/06/2018 | |
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| By: Jayant Lakshmikanthan | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The commercial insurance industry is in an early and exciting stage of adopting artificial intelligence. With widespread acceptance, AI is slated to provide a large source of value and a be key driver of competitive advantage going forward. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Apparent Change in CMS Policy Expands Inclusion of Lyrica in MSAs | 11/05/2018 | |
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| Source: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Lyrica is a brand name-only medication that costs $8.91 per pill at 150 milligrams. Over a 20-year life expectancy, this is close to $200,000 in an Medicare set-aside allocation. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Workers' Comp Claim Counts Are Down … Right? | 11/02/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recently released analysis of workers’ comp claim frequency tells us what we’ve known for years: The percentage of workers who get hurt on the job has been ...Read More | |||
