Risk Professionals Support Claims Management Shift From Metrics To Continuing Education
Risk managers and consultants are advocating a shift away from focusing on claims management metrics such as closure rates toward continuing education, feedback and scenario-based learning for claims professionals to enhance their skills.
October 4, 2017
Education & Training
Risk Management
Workers' Compensation
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Law Designed To Reduce Comp Appeal Delays Constitutional
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a law meant to reduce delays of appeals in workers compensation cases is constitutional.
October 4, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Ohio
3 Dead After Scaffolding Collapses At Miami TV Tower
Three people are dead after scaffolding at a television tower collapsed Wednesday in Miami Gardens. The tower, which transmits the signal for Local 10 and WSVN, is located at 501 NW 207th St.
September 28, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Talk About An Unholy Alliance: Lawyers, Doctors And Pharmacies
Pond Lehocky is the biggest player in town for workers compensation cases, targeting employees who get hurt on the job with TV ads and billboards that seem to loom on every stretch of Philadelphias highways.
September 26, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Pennsylvania
Dump Truck Runs Over Occupied Portable Toilet
A Harvey, Louisiana man is in intensive care after a dump truck backed over an occupied portable toilet at the new Louis Armstrong Airport terminal construction site this morning.
September 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Weird
Workers' Compensation
Louisiana
San Diego Sheriffs Deputy Faces Felony Charges In Insurance Fraud Case
A local sheriffs deputy, who claimed he had suffered a back injury but may have been seen working out with heavy weights at a gym, has been charged with committing workers compensation insurance fraud resulting in $57,000 in losses, prosecutors announced Monday.
September 21, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Feds Charge Disabled Mailman Who Posted Zip-Lining Photos With Fraud
A U.S. Postal Service worker was charged with stealing more than $75,000 in federal workers compensation benefits after he posted vacation photos on Facebook showing him zip-lining and rock rappelling despite being out of work for a wrist injury, authorities said
September 19, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tennessee Reforms Cut Workers Comp Claims, Costs
Workers compensation rates will drop again next year for most Tennessee businesses as safer work sites and non-judicial settlements of workers comp claims continue to cut the costs of the insurance in Tennessee.
September 7, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Tennessee
Harvey Recovery Likely To Cause Workplace Safety Risks
Recovering from Tropical Storm Harvey will be a dangerous process and can present multiple safety hazards to workers, according to experts.
September 6, 2017
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Injuries Sustained In Suicide Attempt Are Compensable: Court
A federal appeals court ruled a man who shot himself due to anguish over injuries suffered on the job is entitled to compensation for the injuries he sustained during his suicide attempt.
August 21, 2017
Workers' Compensation
California
Hawaii
They Got Hurt At Work Then They Got Deported
At age 31, Nixon Arias cut a profile similar to many unauthorized immigrants in the United States. A native of Honduras, he had been in the country for more than a decade and had worked off and on for a landscaping company for nine years.
August 16, 2017
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Risk Management
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Solar Eclipse Creates Employee Safety Risks
Employers planning to host solar eclipse viewing parties should be aware of employee safety and workers compensation concerns. On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will take place and will be visible from cities including Portland, Oregon; Denver; Kansas City, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta; and Charlotte, North Carolina.
August 16, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Colorado
Georgia
Missouri
North Carolina
Oregon
Think Differently: How Claims Departments Are Becoming Innovation Breeding Grounds
Channeling Apples iconic marketing slogan in a headline (some would argue a more grammatically correct version) necessarily means turning to the companys legendary leader Steve Jobs for one of his memorable quotes on innovation: "To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of discipline."
August 10, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Comp Insurer Credits Predictive Modeling For Reduction In Opioid Use
The Travelers Companies Inc. has spent the past two years attempting to curb opioid abuse by gauging the likelihood that an injured worker would become hooked and it helped reduce opioid use in claims by 30% among 500,000 claimants in the United States, the company reported Wednesday.
August 10, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Florida Airport Ground Worker Struck By Lightning
NBC2 has obtained video showing the moment a lightning strike at Southwest Florida International Airport sent a ground worker to the hospital. The bolt hit a Sun Country plane and traveled through 21-year-old Austin Dunns body on Saturday July 22nd.
August 3, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Florida




