Colorado Worker Shows Head Injury Happened as a Consequence of a Knock on the Head at Work By Lonce Lamonte - April 15, 2024 In Kiowa v. Industrial Claims Appeals Office, No. 2024COA36 (Colo. Ct. App. 04/11/24), the court determined that evidence showed a knock on the head a worker experienced on the job led to symptoms requiring two cranial surgeries. A public works manager for a town was repairing a chain on a street sweeper when he hit his head on a piece of equipment. The blow made him feel dazed, dizzy, and wobbly right away. Read More

Storms send UK property damage claims to record high: Proactive  April 15, 2024 Last year’s run of storms that battered Britain meant record payouts by insurers for property damage, according to the industry trade body. Homes and businesses received nearly £4.9 billion  in property insurance payouts in 2023, a figure up 18% from a year earlier, as weather-related home claims hit a record high

Mesothelioma Risk an Issue Raised in California Liability Claim: Mesothelioma.net  April 11, 2024 Report - Four-in-10 California work comp claims from workers with less than a year of tenure : Insurance Journal  April 4, 2024 Flood damage raises alarms about California’s next disaster-insurance-gap: Los Angeles Times  February 13, 2024

Callfornia Division of Workers' Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting Scheduled for April 17, 2024 By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - April 4, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee meeting is sch... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - April 3, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipm... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - April 2, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical... Read More

The Property Claims Investigation By Barry Zalma, Esq. CFE - August 9, 2021 Insurers are large organizations with varying levels of authority for the payment of claims. The adjus... Read More

Chuck Weissman just moved to Corvel as a senior claims specialist and he loves jalapeño peppers By Lonce Lamonte - October 31, 2023 Chuck Weissman started out his career in retail.  He worked predominantly for Wherehouse Records. So,... Read More