Workers' Comp

The beginning of 2011 was much like the end of 2010 for the soft market, as rates continued to decrease moderately, according to MarketScout’s monthly barometer.

An analysis of the Texas workers’ compensation system in calendar year 2010 had positive news for employees, employers, and providers. Premiums were down, employer participation was up, and more physicians were available to treat injured workers.

Your workers’ compensation program may contain “hidden gifts” you can leverage to improve your costs and outcomes and build employee morale. Discover these gifts by shifting your focus away from problems and obstacles to viewing your program with an eye toward valuing the wealth of opportunities that exist.

A federal district court in Louisiana finally has put Liability Medicare Set-Asides on the map. In Big R Towing, Inc. v. Benoit, in order to take Medicare’s interest into account in this Jones Act liability case, David Wayne Benoit must set aside $52,500 from the settlement proceeds for payment of...

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him that alleges a “personal vendetta” against the owner of a workers’ compensation insurer.

Nearly 90 percent of U.S. insurance companies said the use of predictive modeling enhanced rate accuracy in 2010, according to the results of a survey conducted by Towers Watson.

Nearly 90 percent of U.S. insurance companies said the use of predictive modeling enhanced rate accuracy in 2010, according to the results of a survey conducted by Towers Watson.

The public risk management sector, hit hard by the economic downturn, will see belt-tightening a while longer as positive changes in the economy take hold, according to a workers’ compensation and risk management expert.