Medical payments in California’s workers’ compensation system continued to decline in 2018 as the medical payments per claim decreased, according to a report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. The WCIRB released its California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate …
Pasich Law Firm Appoints Halprin as Partner Pasich LLP, a New York law firm that specializes in insurance recovery and entertainment, announced that it has appointed attorney Peter A. Halprin as partner. Before joining Pasich, Halprin was a shareholder in …
Life does not always turn out quite like we planned. If you had asked me at age 16 what I was going to be when I grew up, without hesitation I would have told you about my future as an …
Clara Analytics Hires CEO Clara Analytics, a data analytics provider to the commercial insurance industry, has appointed Gary Hagmueller as chief executive officer as the founder of the company steps down from the helm to take over the role of …
In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, rehabilitation benefits, …
ANAHEIM, California — Seven months into the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom, employers in solid-blue California are still waiting to see how well the workers’ compensation reforms championed by his predecessor will fare under new leadership. So far, so good, …
Ask claims adjusters what they think of Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) and you’ll likely get a wide range of answers. While most would agree, in theory, that MSAs serve a valid purpose, the way they are constructed today is labor-intensive, slow, …
Equipment Breakdown a Growing Cause of Commercial Property Losses Equipment breakdown now rivals fire loss in both the frequency and severity of commercial property claims, FM Global said in a press release. FM Global said equipment breakdown was the cause …
An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had been violated, the …
The federal government says the owner of a Maine home improvement company must pay nearly $1.8 million in penalties for safety violations following the death of an employee. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the worker, 30-year-old Alan …