Workers’ Compensation Spending on Drugs Falls 8.7%: Study November 2, 2016 An analysis of pharmacy cost data shows there was an 8.7 percent drop in spending on drugs in 2015 in...
Study Highlights Workers’ Comp Claim Differences in California’s Central Valley October 31, 2016 Workers in California’s Central Valley have a distinctly different workers’ compensation claims experience than those in other regions in terms...
What Latest U.S. Statistics on Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Reveal October 31, 2016 Private employers reported approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2015, or about 48,000 fewer than in 2014,...
BrickStreet Mutual, Motorists Mutual Pursue Joint Venture October 28, 2016 BrickStreet Mutual Insurance and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced they have begun to formalize an affiliation agreement between the two...
California Commissioner Wants Workers’ Comp Insurers to Reduce Rates October 27, 2016 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a formal finding today that costs to insurers in the workers’ compensation system are...
Public Sector Workplace Injuries, Illnesses Decline in Oklahoma October 27, 2016 Oklahoma public sector employers have reduced the rate of employee injury and illness to 3.8 per 100 workers, down from...
Study: Los Angeles Has Highest Workers’ Comp Claim Costs in California October 25, 2016 The Los Angeles area continues to be a drag on California’s overall workers’ compensation costs, according to a study out...
RV Salesman in Washington Caught on Camera in Workers’ Comp Scam Fined $81K October 24, 2016 A recreational vehicle salesman in Washington who claimed he couldn’t work because of an on-the-job injury has been ordered to...
California Company Says CDI Wrongly Halting Sales of Workers’ Comp Product October 21, 2016 By Don Jergler The head of a business providing worker’s compensation and other benefits that was issued a cease and desist notice from...
California Company’s Workers’ Comp Program Declared Illegal October 20, 2016 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones moved to stop a central valley company from selling workers’ compensation and liability policies because...