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By Emil Metropoulos |
May 21, 2012
Over the past year the major ratings agencies have expressed concern over challenges the Workers’ Compensation line has faced during the recession, as well as the continued pressures it faces in achieving long-term profitability. In its January briefing, Standard & Poor’s went so far as to describe Workers’ Comp profitability...
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By Sponsor: Zurich Programs |
February 23, 2012
Despite the Economy, Obesity, an Aging Workforce, and Other Challenges, Manufacturing Facilities Don’t Have to Be Hostage to Increasing Workers’ Comp Costs
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By Kevin Ring |
February 3, 2012
With the two largest rating bureaus making big changes in the workers' comp arena, agents’ chances to outsmart the competition have perhaps never been better.
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By Staff Writer |
January 17, 2012
The MEMIC Group's president and CEO John Leonard has been re-elected by the ACORD Board of Directors (www.acord.org) as the 2012 chair. Lawrence Blakeman of MetLife was also re-elected as the board's vice-chair. The announcements were made by ACORD's President and CEO Gregory A. Maciag.
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By Sherri Hickey |
January 13, 2012
Opioid misuse and abuse is a huge problem in the workers’ compensation field, contributing to an increase in deaths and medical costs. Meant to be prescribed after major surgeries or major trauma, these drugs are intended for short-term use or end-of-life cancer pain. “Short-term” is meant to signify a span...
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By NU Staff |
December 19, 2011
In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.
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December 15, 2011
Times are tough for the American worker, whether at the office or on the assembly line—and conditions are at least equally challenged for those underwriters that offer workers’ compensation insurance to the country’s employers.
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By William Stander |
November 28, 2011
What does the 2012 legislation session hold? Property issues, PIP, bad faith, and repackaged drugs all rank high on the agenda. Wait, what year is this?
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By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 28, 2011
As in previous years, our December issue offers a retrospective of the topics we covered over these past 12 months. We provided extensive coverage on property insurance, legislative and regulatory actions, workers' compensation, excess and surplus lines, agency management topics, health care, and many of the ancillary lines of coverage...
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By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 2, 2011
According to a recent NCCI research report, the slowest payout rate of any workers’ compensation service category is for prescription drugs.
