Greetings!
Welcome to your weekly WCI Newsletter. We have selected the top stories that appeared on our website this week to help you stay up to date on what is happening in the world of workers' compensation and insurance. Enjoy.
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 Workforce Challenges a Top Challenge for Claim Officers What keeps P&C chief claim officers up at night? According to a new Towers Watson survey, workforce management is their top claim-related worry. Over three-fourths (76 percent) identified it as a major business issue. Read More
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 Dog Bites Still the Bane of Mail Carriers
Despite the government shutdown, the mail will continue to be delivered. However, a recent report by the GAO shows there are other dangers for mail carriers. The most common injury for mail carriers on foot routes (please hold your jokes) was dog bites. Read More |
 FINDER May Aid in Disaster Rescue
NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of victims trapped in large piles of rubble after a disaster. Read More |
 IIHS Releases Safety Info. on Cars With Front Crash Avoidance Systems
Car shopping? Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Subaru earned the highest marks in a new front crash avoidance test program by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Read More |
 Texas Touts Success in Work Comp Health Care Networks
One key finding from the annual report card on Texas' Workers' Compensation Health Care Networks: Overall, injured employees in those networks had lower average medical costs than non-network injured employees for the first six months after the injury. Read More |
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 An Optimistic View of PPACA and Its Impact on Workers' Compensation
Sam Friedman, the Research Team Leader at the Deloitte Center for Financial Services, is one of the few insurance experts ready (and willing) to offer commentary on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's impact on workers' compensation. And he has decided to take an optimistic view. Read More |
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WCI Online Career Center
We now have a Career Center available on the Workers' Compensation Institute's website. In partnership with GreatInsuranceJobs.com, this new free resource for job seekers is continually updated with thousands of solid employment opportunities. One of the jobs currently available: FFVA Mutual is looking for a loss control consultant who will be responsible for servicing policyholders in North Carolina and parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Conduct Your Own Search |
