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 Medical inflation top focus for executives as reports highlight workers' compensation injury inclinations By Lonce Lamonte - February 11, 2025Executives are pondering whether there will be a turn in the health of the workers' compensation system. The financial health and medical inflation are key concerns for executives according to a 2024 year end survey from NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance). Other concerns are economic uncertainty and shifting workplace and workforce.
NCCI's report stated workers' compensation combined ratios have been low in recent years due to a continued long-term decline in frequency, with moderate severity and growing wages. These favorable results drive loss costs down for carriers. Loss costs continue to decrease when wage growth outpaces changes in severity and frequency.
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NY Expands Workers Compensation Coverage for Work Stress Claims : SHRM January 24, 2025On Dec. 6, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, will allow any employee to file for workers’ compensation for specific types of mental injuries based on extraordinary work-related stress.
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Perceptible New Orientations in Workers' Compensation Claims and Insurance On The Horizon By Lonce Lamonte - February 10, 2025Younger generations are now in the workforce. It's noticeable that younger people have a greater interest in their men...
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California Division of Workers' Compensation Issues Notice of Public Hearing on March 14, 2025 for Proposed Evidence-Based Update and Adoption to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated February 7, 2025 - February 7, 2025The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing for proposed evidence-based update ...
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California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated February 6, 2025 - February 6, 2025The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an order dated December 27, 2024, adjusting the Pathology and Clin...
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Restaurant Industry Set to Confront Workers' Comp Challenge with New Food and Beverage Insurance Rating Classification By Jorge Alexandria - June 28, 2024I sat in on an in-person Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) seminar that covered a Read More |

Scott Stevens gets moved up to Claims Manager at Corvel while veteran Sandra Loncaric secures a Senior Workers' Compensation Examiner position at Disney By Lonce Lamonte - January 25, 2025Scott Stevens is now the Claims Manager at CorVel Corporation in San Diego, California.
Scott was promoted up from ...
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