Quote of the day
"It's a worse problem. Last year it was only 10 points. Now it's 20 points. You get all this smoke about the pure premium rate, but this is what does the real damage."
Jerry Dunn, Owen-Dunn Insurance Services
State Fund’s “Silent PPO” Ploy Rejected
A Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Panel rejects a common practice State Fund has employed that’s forced hospitals to use PPO rates even though they were not part of the State Fund-PPO contract. Learn all about it in Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Rate Filing May Punish Safe Employers
The new pure premium rate filing by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau could have some unintended consequences for employers with good safety records. Find out why some of those employers may actually see their X-Mods worsen if the filing is approved by the insurance commissioner. Workers’ Comp Executive
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TRIA Compromise in the Offing
Now that two versions of a TRIA extension have surfaced in Congress, the White House has signaled it likes the Senate version. Find out why in the Nov. 7 edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Second Quarter Workers’ Comp Results
In this issue we publish the second quarter national workers’ comp results of carriers that also write business in California. This comprehensive list shows the premiums written and year-to-date loss percentages for all carriers with any significant amounts of workers’ comp business. Workers’ Comp Executive
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More Carriers Use Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers
Pharmaceutical costs in California workers’ compensation industry might be painful, but carriers increasingly use pharmaceutical benefit managers to curb those costs. What do they do, and are their services worth the cost? Premium members can find out now by clicking here. Workers’ Comp Executive
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Critics Question Bureau’s LAE Assumptions
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau made the case for a rate increase that largely is the result of rising loss adjustment expenses. Find out why some question the Bureau’s filing as a result, now in Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Publius Sends Up the Governor’s Office on PD
Will the Administrative Director or the Legislature or anyone address permanent-disability issues in a timely manner or, for that matter, at all? Rates will increase, and at least for now, flying under the public radar seems to be the thing to do. Click here to find out who, what, where, when and why.
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Fires Leave Small Mark on Workers’ Comp
Though the loss of homes and property certainly will affect property carriers, there are workers’ comp and occupational health and safety ramifications of this disaster. Find out what’s being done, now in Workers’ Comp Executive.
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