While the insurance industry has been ringing alarm bells about inflated claims pushed by overzealous public adjusters, an organization pushing to make independent claim adjusters more professional is winning support from both Republicans and Democrats in statehouses across the nation. …
Representatives from the construction and insurance industries are joining small business owners in Albany in an effort to reform the state’s so-called Scaffold Law. Mike Elmendorf, president of the state Association of General Contractors, says more than 150 people from …
Florida lawmakers are pushing ahead with changes that could curb medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors. A House panel on Monday became the third committee to approve the bill. A similar measure is also now moving in the Senate. Doctors won …
A report from the UK Government’s Transport Select Committee targets the voraciously expanding number of claims for “whiplash,” i.e. soft tissue injuries, as badly in need of reforms. These types of injuries now account for around 70 percent of all …
Florida should allow more time for looking into suspicious claims, place a cap on attorneys’ fees and more closely regulate medical clinics to help reduce rampant fraud in the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance system, an insurer trade …
Gov. Pat Quinn has removed eight of Illinois’ 31 workers’ compensation arbitrators. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the removals are part of a reform package of the state’s workers’ comp system. According to the newspaper, Illinois had the third-highest workers’ …
Florida state officials, insurers, medical providers, and consumer groups are preparing to re-examine the state’s no-fault auto insurance law just months after lawmakers failed to resolve the issue. State Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott is scheduled to hold the first …
Washington employers who provide temporary work that allows an injured worker to “Stay at Work” while recovering from an injury will be eligible to be reimbursed for half of the worker’s wages. This new program is part of the historic …
It took two tries, but lawmakers approved a major overhaul of Illinois workers’ compensation system Tuesday in an effort to save businesses hundreds of millions of dollars. The measure now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, who said he “absolutely” will …