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Slippery When Wet

In coastal states like South Carolina, carriers and employers are frequently presented with accidents occurring on or near navigable waterways. There is a complex set of Federal and State laws that potentially apply to accidents in these watery venues.
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R.I. Business Community Opposes Workers' Compensation Bill

Fourteen business groups and 11 chambers of commerce in Rhode Island are banding together to oppose proposed legislation that would grant jurisdiction to the state's workers' compensation court to decide whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. Read More

Cost Increases Drive Higher Drug Trend

Overall pharmacy spending for workers' compensation increased 9.5 percent, primarily from an 8.2 percent jump in cost per prescription, according to Express Scripts' "Workers' Compensation Drug Trend" report. Read More 

'Unprecedented Breakthrough' for Paralysis Community

Four young men who have been paralyzed for years achieved groundbreaking progress -- moving their legs -- as a result of epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. Read More 

Closed Pharmacy Formulary a Success in Texas

Since the introduction of a closed pharmacy formulary for the treatment of injured employees in Texas, the number of "not-recommended" or "N-drug" prescriptions have declined 74 percent and the cost of those prescriptions has dropped 82 percent from 2010 to 2011. Read More 

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Commercial Insurance Buyers to See Modest Market Improvements

Buyers of P&C commercial lines will see a "modest improvement" in market conditions for the remainder of 2014. Workers' compensation rate changes are forecast from -5 percent to +15 percent, with greater increases in states such as California. That's the latest from an updated Willis "2014 Marketplace Realities" report. Read More 

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 300 words or less. Read More

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