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What Really Happens in Workers' Compensation Mediation?

In South Carolina, mediation regulations passed last year provide that certain types of cases must be mediated. Here's a step-by-step guide on what to expect. Read More 

Fire and Ice a Bad Mix

Four firefighters in Kentucky were injured in the ubiquitous "ice bucket challenge" when they tried to help college students raise money. The students are now busy sending "get well" cards to the injured firefighters. Read More 

Workers' Compensation Must Cover Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana a doctor recommended for an injured worker's pain must be paid for by the worker's employer and insurer, the New Mexico Court of Appeals says. Read More 

A Contract to Cheat

In its Sunday, September 7 edition, the Miami Herald launched a compelling series on workers' compensation fraud in seven states. Read More

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Return to Sender

Kudos to the DEA on a new drug policy. Starting in October, people with old or unused narcotic painkillers can return them to pharmacies. Currently, the only options are to flush or discard the drugs or surrender them to law enforcement. Read More

9/11: 13 Years Later

The year-end expiration of TRIPRA, and its uncertain future, is creating capacity and pricing issues for terrorism insurance buyers. Read More

Commercial Insurance Prices Up 3%

Commercial insurance prices increased by a modest 3% in aggregate during the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest Towers Watson CLIPS report. Read More

Four Strategies for Restoring Work Comp Profitability

In 2013, underwriters generated a loss of one percent for every premium dollar written. One expert says that the only concrete way to improve the profitability of the line is to control claims. Read More

$1 Million for Worker's Death

American Apparel is paying $1 million to the family of an employee who died in a workplace accident at its California facility. Read More

Top Five Uninsurable Risks

What do Pandemic Risk, Reputational Risk, Political Risk, Trade Secret Risk, and Regulatory Risk have in common? According to one authority, while some coverage of these risks is available, they are considered mostly uninsurable today. Read More