Ohio Insurtech battleface Launches Platform Supporting Travel Insurance January 11, 2023 Columbus, Ohio-based travel insurance provider battleface announced the launch of Robin Assist, a new tech-driven platform as a service. Built...
WCIRB Report on Medical Characteristics of Cumulative Trauma Claims December 12, 2022 A report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows indemnity claims are the key driver of cumulative...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Claim Volume Rose in FY 2021/22 December 9, 2022 California’s public self-insured workforce rose less than 1% in the 12 months ending June 30, but the total number of...
Report: It Takes 7 Years to Close Most California Workers’ Comp Claims November 30, 2022 It takes seven years to close the vast majority of workers’ compensation claims in California, more than double the time...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Study Shows Higher L.A. Claims Frequency November 10, 2022 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its 2022 WCIRB Geo Study, which underscores regional differences in claim...
As Homeowners Rebuild After Ian, a Cooling New Housing Market Drops Material Costs October 20, 2022 By Allen Laman If Hurricane Ian would have made landfall in Florida, say, six months ago, the costs of reconstruction could have been...
Report: More than Half of California COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims in Healthcare October 13, 2022 More than a half of all reported COVID-19 indemnity claims in California continue to arise from workers in the healthcare...
State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG September 19, 2022 Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments...
California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Review Volume Fell in First Half of 2022 September 16, 2022 After hitting a record low in 2021, the number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ comp medical...
Fitch Rates California Earthquake Authority’s New Revenue Bonds ‘A-‘ September 15, 2022 Fitch Ratings assigned an ‘A-‘ rating to the $500 million revenue bond issuance by The California Earthquake Authority. According to...