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• Farmers Resolves Class Action Lawsuit

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 2, 2012

  Farmers Insurance reached a settlement to resolve a nationwide class action lawsuit.

• Farmers Insurance Resolves Class Action Lawsuit

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2011

  The third largest U.S. insurer of both personal lines passenger auto and homeowners’ insurance resolved a lawsuit involving PIP and Med-Pay benefits.

• Major Changes Ahead for Medicaid

  By Richard J. Fidei, Esq., Katherine S. Webb, Timothy Fordham Stanfield  |  July 27, 2011

  During its 2011 session the Florida Legislature passed HB 7107, a landmark Medicaid reform act that will convert Florida’s Medicaid system from a traditional fee-for-service system to one primarily based upon managed care plans. The time for managed care entities to “get with the program” is now.

• Obesity: Workers’ Comp’s Big Problem

  By Stephen J. Klingel  |  July 27, 2011

  As any casual observer of the news knows, the incidence of obesity in the U.S. is growing dramatically. And intuitively, the implications of this trend for workers’ compensation are disturbing.

• Seven Things Adjusters Need to Know About Managing WC Dental Claims

  By Stacey Whidden  |  April 30, 2011

  Dental claims appear in workers' compensation cases more often than one might think.

• Nurse Hotlines and Injury Triage

  By Paul Binsfeld  |  March 3, 2011

  While prompt reporting of injuries often leads to improved claims outcomes, many barriers stand in the way of achieving this best practice.

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  11 Workers' Compensation Issues Sure to Impact 2011

  By Preston Diamond  |  January 17, 2011

  With the nation's legislative landscape dominated by health care reform and relatively stable workers' compensation rates in 2010, workers' compensation fell off the radar screen.

• Workers' Comp In A Precarious Position

  By Stephen J. Klingel  |  August 16, 2010

  At NCCI's Annual Issues Symposium this past May, we had the unhappy duty to tell some 700 industry executives and managers that, in our view, the workers' compensation market was in a precarious position.

• Are There Enough Doctors In The House?

  By Staff Writer  |  May 17, 2010

  With tens of millions of uninsured people likely to get coverage over the next few years thanks to health care reform, who is going to perform all the additional medical services?

• Is There A Doctor In The House?

  By Staff Writer  |  April 20, 2010

  One of the major consequences of the recently passed health care reform legislation hasn't generated much attention, let alone debate. What might that be? How ...