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Workers' comp mega claims impact industry

While 2006 and 2016 had the same number of adjusted mega claims ... care account for more than half of the medical costs. Related: Workers’ comp motor vehicle accident frequency on the rise Lost-time ... read more

Report: California Workers’ Comp Premiums Growing at Double-Digit Rates

Workers’ compensation premiums in California continue to grow at double-digit rates, according ... highest permanent disability claims frequency in the nation, the state has among the highest claims ... read more

How to help affluent clients protect their yachts

Whether getting into the yacht community for the first time with a “small” yacht purchase (typically under 25 meters) or upgrading their current mega-yacht (generally running between 35 and 40 meters ... read more

The War on Workers’ Comp

Only 45 workers out of 597,058 who filed claims between ... than one-fifth of the rise in disability income payments appeared to be linked to cuts in workers’ compensation. The calculations were ... read more

Industry Voices—4 ways to minimize costs through safe patient handling

On average, a workers’ compensation claim related to patient handling cost ... With staffing shortages in the healthcare industry on the rise, we can only expect these indirect costs to continue to ... read more

Workers’ comp rates could go up

The substantial increase is necessary, the bureau said, because the cost of claims continues to rise, but the state ... by because the economics of workers compensation no longer add up for insurers,' ... read more

Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp

Improved utilization of statewide databases that track opioid prescriptions, ferreting out and punishing overprescribing doctors, dealing with the growing ... in workers’ comp injuries, claims were ... read more

Worker's Compensation Current Claims and Costs in California

There has been a decline in frequency of new workers' compensation claim filings, but medical costs continue to rise despite this decline in frequency of new filings. The current workers' compensation ... read more

Employers Holdings A Well-Run Play On Small Business Growth Through Workers Comp

Employers Holdings has established a good underwriting track record for workers' comp for small businesses, but rate headwinds are significant. Reinvesting in systems should driver lower expense ... read more

Insurance Information Institute Challenges Our Workers’ Comp Investigation. We Respond

While workplace injuries have indeed fallen, the frequency of claims is only one factor that goes into workers’ comp premiums. Other important components include health care costs, the length of ... read more

14 reasons to feel good about buying from Amazon and 8 reasons not to

One report said that Amazon had 17,500 veterans and military spouses on its payrolls, including part-time workers. Many of these positions ... in R&D and its gets breaks for stock-based employee ... read more

Report: Amazon workers collapsed on the job after 55-hour workweeks, high targets

The holiday push is particularly difficult for retailers, who must grapple with increased warehouse demand due to the rise of e-commerce ... or illness face higher healthcare costs and workers ... read more