Berkshire Hathaway Sells Applied Underwriters By Lonce Lamonte - October 17, 2019 Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, has sold its company Applied Underwriters which sells workers’ compensation insurance. Buffett said in February 2019 that he agreed to sell Applied Underwriters because it’s a smaller firm that competes against two larger insurance companies Berkshire owns that also sell workers’ compensation coverage. Read More

County worker failed to show retaliation for comp claim: Business Insurance   October 3, 2019 A former county employee failed to show her termination was due to her workers compensation claim, patient advocacy and complaints about health and safety issues.   In Riley v. County of El Dorado, a three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeals, 3rd District in Sacramento unanimously affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of the worker’s claims of retaliation and wrongful termination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Exam Doesn’t Find Cause of California Dive Boat Fire: Insurance Journal   September 30, 2019 Study Examines California Workers Comp Hospital Inpatient Stays: Insurance Journal  September 30, 2019 Death Toll from Northern California Wildfire Back Down to 85: Insurance Journal   September 26, 2019

Albert & Mackenzie Announces Acquisition of AM Lien Solutions, Formerly Known as Healthcare Resource Group (HCRG –Lien Division) By Albert and Mackenzie law firm news release - October 9, 2019 Albert & Mackenzie, a leading California workers’ compensation defense law firm with offices located... Read More

Albert and Mackenzie Takes Great Pleasure in Announcing the Opening of Two New Offices in California! By Albert and Mackenzie law firm news release - October 8, 2019 Located adjacent to the Oxnard WCAB, Albert and Mackenzie opened its Central Coast office Read More

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) By Lonce Lamonte, Editor, and the DWC Newsline - October 4, 2019 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee S... Read More

To A Veteran I Knew And Remember On Memorial Day By Jorge Alexandria - May 27, 2019 On this Memorial Day weekend in May of 2019, while we all gather to enjoy our barbecues, families, and... 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