Janek Hunt, Brother-In-Law of Dr. Munir Uwaydah, Arrested In Chicago. Felony Complaint Filed Against Hunt By Riverside County District Attorney. By Lonce Lamonte - December 14, 2018 Janek Hunt, the brother-in-law of Dr. Munir Uwaydah, was arrested for workers’ compensation fraud and booked into custody on November 25th 2018 in Chicago, Cook County, Illlinois.   Nine counts were filed against him of insurance billing fraud under Penal Code Section 550 (a) (6) with an aggravated white collar crime enhancement on November 16th 2018 in the county of Riverside, California by the Riverside County District Attorney’s office.  Janek Hunt is operating Blue Oak Medical Group with Dr. Uwaydah.  Read More

Workers’ Comp Study Reveals Top Ways to Close Claims Performance Gap: Claims Journal  August 6, 2018 A five-year analysis of more than 1,700 claims executives benchmarking data by Rising Medical Solutions identifies the top three practices claims organizations should adopt to join their more successful peers, or risk falling further behind. Just 24 percent of claims organizations are high performers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study. A new white paper released by the study group – “How to Close the Claims Performance Gap: Top 3 Findings in 5 Years of the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study” – asks, what do the other 76 percent need to do to catch up?

High-performing comp claim managers showcase best practices: Business Insurance  August 1, 2018 MSU sues insurance companies involved in sex assault claims: WLNS.com 6  July 26, 2018 New opioid prescribing guidelines for workers compensation: ABC 27 News  July 17, 2018

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Draft Physician Reporting and Utilization Review Regulatory Amendments to Online Forum for Public Comment By Lonce Lamonte and the CA DIR's Newsline - December 13, 2018 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted a draft of amendments to the physician re... Read More

Workers’ Compensation Premiums Are Falling In California, According To WCIRB Report By Lonce Lamonte - December 13, 2018 Business Insurance Magazine reported today that workers’ compensation premiums in California ... Read More

State of California Office of Self-Insurance Plans Posts Proposed Regulations and Public Meeting Announcement By Lonce Lamonte and - December 12, 2018 The Office of Self-Insurance Plans (OSIP) has posted proposed regulations that will require self-insur... Read More

Growing Up In A Career Of Claims And Workers’ Compensation By Eddie Avilez - May 25, 2018 I’m anxious.  My palms are sweaty.  It took three tries but finally the Windsor knot is ready.  M... Read More

Sheri Lawrence Joins Sempra Energy As Employee Care Services Manager After 29 Years Of Workers' Compensation Claims Experience By Lonce Lamonte - August 21, 2018 Sheri Lawrence began on July 23rd 2018 as the Employee Care Services Manager at Sempra Energy, Southern Ca... Read More