Workers' Compensation

March Madness, that phenomenon that grips the national sports psyche, is now in its final stretch. Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen some incredible college basketball games. Even though I was out of the office pool ...

Scrooge & Marley, PLC, was a privately held partnership in 19th-century England that operated out of a dingy warehouse in the Cornhill section of London. Partners Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley founded the “countin...

Zombies are sweeping the nation—at least if you believe the media and pop culturists. The walking dead are everywhere, from cities and small towns to homes and offices. While most people try to eradicate them, few are...

Unfortunately, 2016 has been an active year for terror. Year to date, two incidents in the United States have led to 49 fatalities. Turkey has suffered more than the recent attempted coup d’etat and Ataturk airport...

As you might imagine, the construction industry has the greatest number of both fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in U.S. workplaces. A total of 2,210 construction workers died because of a TBI from...

In today’s competitive landscape, it’s critical for insurers to keep loss costs under control—not only through fast, fair, and consistent claims resolution but also by helping to reduce the number of claims. Educating...

Insurance trades, blogs, and websites devote a great deal of space to addressing two critical issues related to the risks associated with writing workers' compensation policies: claims costs and medical fraud. Claiman...

Do you take a workers' compensation insurance application at face value? Or do you thoroughly research the applicant’s information, verify data fields, look at photos of the property, find out where the nearest...

I recently participated in a workers' compensation (WC) leaders research colloquium at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) .  The meeting brought together a small group of external worker...

Back in December, ISO ClaimSearch began its exciting transformation. The system will ultimately offer a more intuitive design supported by a robust system to facilitate faster claim handling and deliver superior claim...