Industry Insights
Wickert: Court Rejects Attempt to Limit Carrier's Reimbursement to 'Like Damages' | 05/26/2022 | ||
By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Trial lawyers in Virginia have been trying for decades to convince the state’s courts to rule that a workers’ compensation carrier is not subrogated to non-economic damages awarded or recovered in a third-party tort action. On March 29, the latest such effort was turned away by the Vi...Read More | |||
Kamin: Derivative Injuries Update | 05/25/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The California Supreme Court has had a flurry of activity on derivative injury cases lately, largely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Moore: NCCI Annual Issues Symposium 2022: Day 2 Sessions | 05/24/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The second day of the NCCI Annual Issues Symposium 2022 started with Bob Hartwig, University of South Carolina professor. Hartwig covers the most data in the shortest amount of time. ...Read More | |||
Moore: NCCI Annual Issues Symposium 2022: Day 1 Sessions | 05/23/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The recent NCCI Annual Issues Symposium 2022 in Florida kicked off with my missing some of the morning sessions due to a medical issue. Cristine Pike, communications director at NCCI, was kind enough to keep me up to date on the presentations until I arrived at the conference. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Invasion of the Techies | 05/20/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
Artificial intelligence. Blockchain. Wearables. Smartphones. Chatbots. Various combinations thereof. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Sedgwick Buys Orchid Medical | 05/19/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Sedgwick has acquired Orchid Medical in what is the giant third-party administrator's latest move to add more services to its portfolio. Sedgwick hasn’t posted the announcement as of this writing. When it does, it should be ...Read More | |||
Anders: Working With Medicare Part C and D Plans | 05/18/2022 | ||
By: Dan Anders | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Attendees of Tower’s Premier Webinar on April 20 received sound advice on how to work with Medicare Part C (Advantage) and D (drug benefits) plans. Our guest presenter was Brian Bargender, consultant for subrogation and third-party liability with Humana, a nationally recognized expert ...Read More | |||
Elson: 7 of the Wackiest Workplace Injuries | 05/17/2022 | ||
By: Matthew Elson | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Workers injured by picking up a bag of french fries, hitting a bowling ball with a sledgehammer and getting a snack out of a vending machine are just three of the wackiest workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
Fish: The Exception That Isn't | 05/16/2022 | ||
By: Mike Fish | |||
State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In somewhat of a revelation, I just learned that there are not three exceptions to the schedule of compensation. Not only have I firmly believed that to be the case, I taught others on the subject. For those of you who learned this misinformation from me, please accept my apology....Read More | |||
Nagy: How to Properly Cancel a Workers' Compensation Policy | 05/13/2022 | ||
By: Keith E. Nagy | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Often, cases are referred to me where the policy was canceled prior to the alleged date of loss. ...Read More | |||