More than one in 10 small business owners (13 percent) are concerned that one of their employees would commit workers’ compensation fraud by faking an injury or illness in order to collect benefits, according to a new poll by Employers. …
EMPLOYERS has launched Coventry/NT24, a 24-hour hotline staffed by registered nurses who are specially trained to provide medical guidance over the phone for work-related injuries or illnesses. Coventry/NT24 is staffed by English- and Spanish-speaking nurses with accommodations available for other …
EMPLOYERS named Barry J. Vogt chief claims officer, senior vice president. He leads the claim operations group and is responsible for claims strategy, medical management/managed care strategy, catastrophic claim management, fraud investigations, claim controls, regulatory compliance and subrogation effectiveness. Vogt,who …
There are essentially two types of workers’ compensation fraud — premium fraud and claimant fraud — and insurance producers can play a role in the discovery and resolution of both, according to one investigator who has brought some 800 cases …
One in 10 small businesses had employees show up for work last year while under the influence of at least one controlled substance, according to a new study by EMPLOYERS. Small business owners reported that alcohol, marijuana and prescription painkillers …
Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. The average premium increase in the voluntary market will be about 3.2 percent. Nevada employers who purchase their workers’ compensation insurance …
Nationwide there has been an increase in the number of opioid pain medications prescribed to workers who are injured on the job. EMPLOYERS, has completed the pilot test of a program to prevent the abuse of prescription opioid drugs. The …
Employers Holdings, Inc. announced that effective August 25, 2013, Stephen V. Festa will become executive vice president, chief operating officer, overseeing all of EMPLOYERS workers’ compensation business. Festa currently serves as senior vice president, chief claims officer, a position he …
Like many, Steve Festa, chief claims officer for Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa’s biggest concern is how this sweeping healthcare reform will impact workers’ …
Nevada-based Employers, a nationwide small business insurance specialist, has named Dwight L. Robertson, M.D. medical director. In this role, Dr. Robertson will provide strategic physician oversight for the clinical direction of medical services for Employers, as well as medical expertise …