It’s the nightmare of every health care provider and workers compensation insurer: An injured worker is over-prescribed opioids, develops an addiction, begins using heroin and eventually overdoses.
Workers in the concrete delivery industry are prone to sprains and strains. Now, Norman-Spencer responds with a new workers comp component to its package policy for concrete manufacturers and deliverers.
Workers comp conditions have been calm for a while, but don’t expect it to last. Opt-out laws, reform efforts and the independent contractor classification may have a dramatic impact on the market this year.
On average, medical now represents 60% of the benefit dollar provided to injured workers nationally. Why are medical costs on the rise? And what’s happening in the health care space that will impact workers comp insurance in 2016?
The NCCI’s 2015 workers compensation insurance rate filings lean heavily to the decrease side, and this year marks the first positive combined ratio in several years. What’s driving workers comp pricing trends, and what’s on the horizon for you and your c
After a number of years in commercial banking, Hal Averette wanted to work with business owners in a broader way. As an independent agent, he quickly learned that most business owners view their employees as one of their biggest assets—and biggest potenti