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Genex: Uncovering Hidden Data in the Workers’ Comp Bill Review Process

While several factors define a sophisticated bill review vendor, data analysis and reporting capabilities are becoming increasingly important in selecting the right vendor, according to a recent report released by Genex, a workers’ comp case management company. The white paper …

U.S. Meat, Poultry Workers Fear Retaliation for Reporting Workplace Injuries, Hazards

Workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing plants are reluctant to tell federal inspectors about injuries or workplace hazards amid concerns that they could lose their jobs, according to a government report. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has difficulty …

Transforming Claims for the Digital Era

As insurers undertake digital transformation programs, many rightfully turn to the claims function. Claims is a very good candidate for such initiatives because of its importance to the relationship between customers and their insurers. Claimants and insurers both want speedy …

Ohio Lawmakers Say Driving Suspensions Overused, Fines High

Ohio lawmakers have accused the state of using driver’s license suspensions as an arbitrary punishment for offenses unrelated to driving while burying people under a pile of fees and fines. The state Legislature is considering multiple bills that could reinstate …

Study Reveals Window Blind Deaths Show Need for Cord Ban

Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords. Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window blinds between …

Researchers Say Businesses Need Better Approach to Compliance Programs

Recent reports of sexual harassment committed by powerful men also highlight the failures of corporate compliance programs designed to protect employees. This is because few companies understand how their employees reach unethical and illegal decisions or have compliance strategies aimed …

North Dakota Town’s Levee Project Won’t Help Protect Some Homes

A $4 million flood protection project in Bismarck, North Dakota, set for next year will affect nearly two dozen properties that won’t be protected by the levee that’s being built. The Burleigh County Water Resource District’s project will damage driveways, …

Business News: Sedgwick, GEICO, Bardavon Health Innovations, Enservio

Sedgwick to acquire Cunningham Lindsey Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., a global provider of technology-enabled risk and benefits solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Cunningham Lindsey, a global loss adjusting, claims management and risk solutions firm. Cunningham Lindsey assists …

Staged Plane Crash, False Drought Claim, Chiropractor Bribes Crash Victims

Texas Pilot Guilty in Gulf of Mexico Crash Insurance Fraud A Texas pilot who survived a 2012 Gulf of Mexico crash and used an iPad to record his time in the water acknowledges it was insurance-related fraud. Theodore Robert Wright …

P&G Becomes Improbable Supporter of Ingredient Disclosure Rule

It took more than a decade, but California has a new law requiring extensive labeling of ingredients in cleaning products, and it got support from what might seem the unlikeliest of advocates: product manufacturers themselves. Companies like Procter & Gamble …

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