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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 Top 25 Work Comp Writers in US
According to A.M. Best, Liberty Mutual is the largest writer of workers' compensation business in the country. Who else is on the Top 25 list? Read More |
 Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds MIR Program as Constitutional
In 2004, the Tennessee legislature established the Medical Impairment Registry (MIR) program to resolve impairment rating disputes between the employee and the employer/insurer. Recently, the Tennessee Supreme Court dealt with the MIR process in Mansell v. Bridgestone Firestone N. Am. Tire, LLC. Read More |
 A Different Health Care Fight
The battle lines are drawn after the Michigan Senate passes a bill allowing nurse practitioners and other nurses with advanced training to prescribe drugs without doctor approval. Read More |
 State of Washington Shifts Paradigm on Opioid Prescribing
Washington State regulators enacted opioid control measures after reports that Injured workers in the state were prescribed opioids at a rate exceeding the national rate. Can others learn from their actions? Read More |
 Death Benefit Claims in SC When a worker dies from a work-related injury, there is a statutory scheme for the distribution of that employee's compensation to his heirs. However, all children may not be treated equally. Read More
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 WCI Briefs
We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 400 words or less. Read More |
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 THANKSGIVING BREAK
We will not be publishing next Friday as we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends. But we'll be back the following Friday with our regular newsletter. We hope you enjoy your holiday!
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