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MEMIC: Lily Hanstein Named Vice President of Strategy
MEMIC: Lily Hanstein Named Vice President of Strategy

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Lily Hanstein has been named Vice President of Strategy for The MEMIC Group, a super-regional workers’ compensation insurance company with service teams from Maine to Florida and licensed in 46 states. […]
It's COMPlicated – Little Things Mean a Lot
It's COMPlicated – Little Things Mean a Lot

A 2021 Harvard Business School newsletter encouraged business leaders to take the long -term view rather than concentrating on quick returns.  This is sound advice for several aspects of the medical component of workers’ compensation, three […]
Illinois Work Comp – What is a Broken Femur Worth?
Illinois Work Comp – What is a Broken Femur Worth?

A broken leg from a work-related accident can be a terrible injury. There’s typically no worse break than if you fracture your femur. The femur bone, also known as the thigh bone, is the largest […]
NCCI’s Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2022—AIS Highlights Report Now Available
NCCI’s Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2022—AIS Highlights Report Now Available

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Experts from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) shared a wide range of insights on how the workers compensation system is responding to workplace and workforce changes. The full […]
WCRI: Increase in Temporary Disability Duration per Workers’ Compensation Claim in Minnesota a Key Driver of Indemnity Growth in 2020, May Reflect Early Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
WCRI: Increase in Temporary Disability Duration per Workers’ Compensation Claim in Minnesota a Key Driver of Indemnity Growth in 2020, May Reflect Early Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Duration of temporary disability (TD) benefits per claim in Minnesota increased nearly one week in 2020 for non-COVID-19 claims. This was a key driver of the increase in indemnity benefits per […]
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act introduced in the Senate
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act introduced in the Senate

Washington, DC — A companion bill to the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195), passed by the House in April 2021, has been introduced in the Senate. The […]
Work Comp Loss Drivers…NCCI's 2021 Findings
Work Comp Loss Drivers…NCCI's 2021 Findings

More details from NCCI Chief Actuary Donna Glenn’s presentation yesterday… Claim costs are driven by employment, frequency (what percentage of workers gets hurt), the cost to provide medical care to those injured workers and the cost of […]
Employers Play Significant Role in Combating COVID-19 Misinformation
Employers Play Significant Role in Combating COVID-19 Misinformation

In the face of pandemic fatigue and gradual return to pre-pandemic levels of in-person events, travel, business operations and more, mistrust and misinformation around the COVID-19 vaccine threaten the prospect of sustainable pandemic recovery. Infection […]