Workers' Comp

Since 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been publishing policy memorandums explaining the details of Medicare compliance when settling future medical benefits in a liability, self-insured, no-fault, and workers' comp scenario.

A new study by the AFL-CIO with the provocative title, "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," offers a nationwide state-by-state profile of worker safety and health in the U.S.

Psychological and social factors (e.g., mental illness, a history of being physically abused, eligibility for compensation, etc.) are extremely well-established as being predictive of the development of chronic pain.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has ordered 16 workers' compensation insurance companies or groups to return a total of over $9.4 million in excessive profits to their policyholders.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed for a 4.2% rate decrease in Florida on May 7.

The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would exclude certain commercial insurance lines from the rate filing and approval process.

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents' branding campaign is now available in Spanish, the association said.

To build relationships with adjusters, vendors must understand their role in contributing to competence, cost efficiency, and expediency in resolving claims.