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A WCEC Session Preview: Florida Division of Work Comp Breakout

On August 20, at the 69th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation, will present a half-day breakout focusing on issues impacting the Sunshine State. Read More

SC: Addressing Law Enforcement Mental Claims in Work Comp

Officers who experience psychological trauma after killing someone in the line of duty are not entitled to workers' compensation benefits in South Carolina. The South Carolina General Assembly is now considering legislation that would change that.  Read More

P&C Insurers' Profits, Profitability Slipped in Q1 2014

Private U.S. property & casualty insurers' net income after taxes fell to $13.8 billion in first-quarter 2014 from $14.3 billion in first-quarter 2013, with insurers' overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders' surplus falling to 8.4 percent from 9.6 percent. Read More 

Sugar Unsafe for Temp Workers

Thirteen days before a temp worker at a sugar plant was buried alive, the plant manager ordered a safety device removed because it was slowing down production. At the time of the accident, every employee at the Pennsylvania warehouse, which is run by CSC Sugar, was a temp worker. Read More

WCRI Releases Sixth Annual Medical Price Index for Work Comp

The Workers Compensation Research Institute has released the sixth edition of its annual Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation. It tracks the actual medical prices paid for each of the major services delivered to injured workers in 25 states over the past 12 years. Read More

Oregon Workers' Compensation Board Says 'No' to PTSD Claim

Jose Jimenez was hurt at work and received workers' compensation benefits. He also entered into a Disputed Claim Settlement, which resolved the compensability of his current psychological condition. Over ten years later, he sought treatment for emotional problems, and was diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety. He filed another workers' compensation claim, and was denied. Why? Read More

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Cheers for Reversing the 'Pill Mill' Trend in Florida

Let's hear it for my home state of Florida. Long reviled as a "pill mill" for its high number of prescriptions for painkillers, a report this month from the Centers for Disease Control lauds the Sunshine State for driving those numbers way down. Read More

The Latest In Medical Convenience: ER Appointments

Hospital executives around the country are hoping online appointments will attract patients eager to avoid long waits in a crowded and often chaotic environment. Some critics, however, say that while the online check-in system may be convenient, it is not necessarily cost-effective. 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