How Businesses Can Limit Costs of Work-Related Crashes June 19, 2018 By Denise Johnson Work-related motor vehicle crashes cost employers $56.7 billion in 2017, according to a report by a Boston-based vehicle management and...
S.C. Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Can Be Sued for Malpractice by Insurer June 13, 2018 By Denise Johnson The South Carolina Supreme Court recently opined that an insurer can sue an attorney it hired to defend its policyholder...
Commercial Auto Insurers Catching Up with Telematics May 17, 2018 By Denise Johnson Though adopted early by personal lines insurers, telematics technology is just coming into its own in the commercial auto space....
N.J. High Court Rules That Phantom Vehicles Can Be Allocated Fault April 23, 2018 By Denise Johnson The case of Mark R. Krzykalski v. David T. Tindall involves an auto accident where both the plaintiff and the...
Medical Marijuana Gaining Favor as Treatment in Workers’ Compensation February 23, 2018 By Denise Johnson Though states and the federal government remain at odds on marijuana legalization, the drug is gaining traction as a viable...
How the U.S. Can Improve Workplace Injury and Illness Data January 18, 2018 By Denise Johnson Federal agency officials involved in reducing work-related injuries and illnesses believe there is still a lot to learn about the...
Experts See Expanding Role for Parametric Insurance, Including for U.S. Disasters January 8, 2018 By Denise Johnson Catastrophic losses this year due to extreme weather events have led to a growing interest in parametric insurance in the...
Employers, Workers’ Compensation Carriers Eye Trend in Telehealth: Telerehab December 21, 2017 By Denise Johnson Though employers and workers’ compensation insurers have been utilizing telemedicine for quite some time, there’s been a recent uptick in...
Drug Repackagers, Compounding Pharmacies Continue to Stress Workers’ Comp Systems December 4, 2017 By Denise Johnson Although the number of physician dispensed prescriptions declined considerably from just a few years ago, the workers’ compensation industry continues...
Workers’ Compensation Still Under Pressure from Drug Repackagers, Compounding Pharmacies November 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson Though the number of physician dispensed prescriptions has declined considerably from just a few years ago, the workers’ compensation industry...