Industry Insights
Lakshmikanthan: The Case for AI in Commercial Insurance | 11/26/2018 | ||
By: Jayant Lakshmikanthan | |||
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Last time, we discussed some of the potential benefits of artificial intelligence i...Read More | |||
Goldstein: Medicare's Conditional Payment Recovery Process Ramping Up | 11/21/2018 | ||
By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
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Last month, at the annual National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals’ Annual Conference, Performant Financial, the current contractor for the Commercial Repayment Center, held a timely panel question and answer session. ...Read More | |||
Martin: Would Your Employees Take the Bait? | 11/20/2018 | ||
By: Megan Martin | |||
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Since 2015, in at least three instances, third parties have illegally gained access to sensitive data via targeted phishing attacks on employee email accounts in workers’ compensation funds, and experts believe future attacks are inevitable. Phishing takes the form of deceptive emai...Read More | |||
Young: After Dynamex, What's Next? | 11/19/2018 | ||
Source: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Will the 2018 California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex actually have less impact on California workers’ comp than some might have believed? ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Gov. Brown's Last Round of WC Legislation | 11/16/2018 | ||
Source: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a controversial bill during his last legislative session that would have nullified a California appellate court decision by limiting apportionment to nonindustrial factors, while approving less controversial bills benefiting peace officers and anti-fraud investiga...Read More | |||
Furtado: Quest for the Holy Grail in Workers' Comp | 11/15/2018 | ||
By: Karen Furtado | |||
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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 | |||
Gelman: The Workplace Is Getting Safer | 11/14/2018 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
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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 | |||
Donovan: Stemming a Deadly Epidemic | 11/13/2018 | ||
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 | |||
Paduda: And the Big Winner of the 2018 Midterms Is: Medicaid | 11/08/2018 | ||
Source: Joe Paduda | |||
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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 | |||
Moore: National Adjuster License vs. Reciprocal Exchange Agreements | 11/12/2018 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
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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 | |||