Workers’ Comp Executive launches each new year with the publication of a list of the “Top Stories” from the prior 12 months. Some years are more newsworthy than others, but we certainly had some doozies during what was our 30th year covering the California workers’ comp industry. Beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Newsom followed …
The State Compensation Insurance Fund developed and launched an online tool to help its smaller policyholders – especially those with high X-Mods – to create an effective injury and illness prevention plan (IIPP). State Fund is making the program available to any California employer for free even if they are not a State Fund policyholder. …
A medical billing company is taking public its complaints about what it says are unjust, systemic denials of providers’ bills by the claims department at Zurich Insurance. It alleges, and recordings of its conversations with Zurich officials appear to support its claims, that the carrier’s policy is to automatically reject bills filed more than 30 …
Workers’ Comp Executive sat down recently with State Compensation Insurance Fund President Vern Steiner (see photo) for a one-on-one meeting to discuss the quasi-governmental carrier’s current condition and its on-going role in the California workers’ comp market. Last issue we discussed State Fund’s return to paying dividends, its half-billion-dollar reserve release, and the workers’ comp …
Workers’ Comp Executive sat down with State Compensation Insurance Fund President Vern Steiner (see photo) for a one-on-one interview to discuss the quasi-governmental carrier’s current situation and its on-going role in the California workers’ comp market. The conversation touched on a wide range of topics from State Fund’s recent return to paying dividends to its …
A handful of California legislators led a rally on the West Steps of the Capitol last week to show Gov. Newsom and the rest of the Legislature the widespread support to repeal AB 5 – the 2019 legislation that put into statute a new set of rules for differentiating between independent contractors and employees. As …
California’s workers’ comp carriers are on an impressive run of profitability with five straight years of combined ratios well below 100 in spite of continued rate decreases. The overall soft market, however, has carriers competing for premium. Brokers report numerous bonus opportunities for delivering new accounts in the competitive workers’ comp market. Workers’ Comp Executive …