workers’ compensation News
Insurer Develops Analytics Tool to Avert Workers Comp Fraud at Onset of Claim
Nearly a quarter of small business owners have installed surveillance cameras to monitor employees and avert workers compensation fraud, according to a 2015 poll by Employers. But organized crime ...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds NFL’s $765M Concussion Settlement
The National Football League's $765 million concussion settlement may not be perfect, but it's fair, a federal appeals court said. The decision sets in motion the resolution of thousands of lawsuits ...
What’s Happening with Workers Comp Drug Costs
Overall pharmacy spending increased 2.2 percent for U.S. workers compensation payers in 2015 due to higher drug prices, according to a report by benefit manager Express Scripts. That overall increase ...
Obama Administration Unveils New Offshore Oil Well Safety Rules
The Obama administration last Thursday unveiled new oil well control rules to prevent the kind of blowout that happened six years ago on a BP Plc rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior Department's ...
RIMS 2016: Employee-Contractor Debate to Become Even Hotter
The employee vs. contractor debate has the potential to have a major impact on the insurance industry, according to a pair of experts speaking on the topic on Monday in San Diego, Calif. It's ...
RIMS 2016: Insurers Prepare for Wearables, Automated Vehicles
Imagine sitting at your desk writing a quote for an insurance policy and suddenly the lapel of your coat begins angrily buzzing, snapping you out of a daze and causing you to quickly straighten up ...
Travelers Debuts Predictive Model Designed to Help Injured Workers Avoid Chronic Pain
The country's largest workers' compensation insurer said it has developed a model to predict the likelihood of an injured worker developing chronic pain. The model can them help the workers take ...
Industry Groups Vow to Fight New OSHA Rule for Silica Exposure Limits
Capping a decades-long effort, U.S. workplace regulators on Thursday announced a final rule to boost protections against occupational exposure to crystalline silica, a carcinogenic dust ubiquitous in ...