California Department of Industrial Relations Posts List of Public Documents Used to Flag Lien Claimants By Lonce Lamonte and California's Department of Industrial Relations - April 24, 2018 The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has posted on its Fraud Prevention webpage public documents on which DIR relied in flagging lien claimants as potentially subject to Labor Code section 4615. Labor Code section 4615 places an automatic stay on liens filed by or on behalf of physicians and providers who are criminally charged with certain types of fraud. The automatic stay prevents those liens from being litigated or paid while the prosecution is pending. Read More

Wynn Sex Misconduct Case Raises Question: When Do Investors Need to Know?: Claims Journal   February 9, 2018 When should a company have to tell investors that a top executive is facing sexual misconduct allegations?   The question comes as Wynn Resorts is being rocked by the resignation of Steve Wynn, its chairman and CEO, following allegations that first surfaced in a newspaper report that sent the casino and resorts company’s stock tumbling.

AIG Doubling of Q4 Loss Pinned on Wildfires, Tax Act: Insurance Journal  February 9, 2018 N.Y. comp board revokes doctor authority to treat injured workers: Business Insurance  February 5, 2018 Chubb taps former AIG exec as chief claims officer: Business Insurance   February 5, 2018

California’s Department of Insurance Receives Honor As Model For Diversity And Gender Equality By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Insurance - April 18, 2018 The California Department of Insurance today was honored at the Read More

Sedgwick Completes Acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey By Lonce Lamonte - April 16, 2018 Today, April 16th 2018, Sedgwick completed its acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey. <... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule. (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Industrial Relations - April 13, 2018 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers... Read More

The Day Of The Dead, When The Living And The Dead Party Together. By Jorge Alexandria - October 31, 2017 One day in 1987, when I was in uniform as an Army medic – part of the 3rd Infantry Divisi... Read More

Christine Harris Moves To AIMs In Sacramento. She embarks on handling the claims for the judicial branch of the California workers' compensation program. By Lonce LaMon - June 1, 2017 Last month Christine Harris joined AIMs in Sacramento, California as a senior workers’ compensation ... Read More