In the resources section of the Workers’ Comp Executive website we include national workers’ comp results of workers’ comp carriers that write business in California. Click here to see. The results we are publishing in this issue are for the third quarter of 2006. One of the most notable changes is at State Compensation Insurance …
Workers’ comp carriers and self-insureds say the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) proposed regulations for a new utilization review audit will create huge penalties, spawn audit fatigue and create a paperwork torture chamber for claims adjusters. The payor community also says DWC should provide clearer guidance on what constitutes the kind of bad behavior …
Utilization Review May Control Off-Label Drugs Pharmacy is difficult to control and the use off-label drugs is no exception. Find out why and what some carriers and self-insured employers are …
Utilization Review May Control Off-Label Drugs Pharmacy is difficult to control and the use off-label drugs is no exception. Find out why and what some carriers and self-insured employers are …
Poizner WOWs Them Getting laughs and promising to regulate the solvency of carriers has Steve Poizner making the rounds. Hear what he had to say at a recent meeting… Go …
California’s workers’ comp market has been profitable now for two straight calendar years, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The data are no surprise to us locals. It shows that California workers’ comp carriers enjoyed an after-tax gain of 13 percent for calendar year 2004. Industry experts say this bodes well …
“He was a prolific reader. He’d be reading two or three books at a time and read all the newspapers that were relevant to his industry,” remembers his wife of 25 years, Regina. “He had a photographic memory as well.” He was also a prolific number cruncher, compiling data on California workers’ comp carriers as …