Thought Leaders Mark Bertels is CorVel's Executive Vice President of Risk Managment. We were fortunate to borrow a little of Mark's time and get his insight on claims and quality claims handling. Q. How would […]

By Karen Thomas, Vice President, Clinical Solutions, CorVel  In our post-COVID world, mandatory masking is reminiscent of a bygone era. Yet, while we have removed our physical masks, many of us still wear invisible ones—obscuring […]

WCI 2025 The whole point of the Grand Bargain is to keep litigation to a minimum and take care of workers with job-related injuries, but anyone who's spent a little time in the industry has […]

Do You Know the Rule? General rule A mental injury or mental illness is compensable in Arkansas, but only if it is caused by physical injury to the employee’s body.  What are the specific requirements […]

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Anyone who's followed NCCI's work over the years knows that workers' compensation claims frequency has seen a decades-long decline but as Sandra Kipust explained at the Annual Insights Symposium on Tuesday, […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Alaska, what's the procedure involved when a workers' compensation claim comes up? Simply Research subscribers have access to that information and more, but we highlight it here. Filing Claims […]

The topic of workers’ compensation seldom appears in global trade policy discussions. The implementation of tariffs, which act as taxes on imported goods, serves as protection for domestic markets while punishing international competitors. Workers’ compensation insurance and […]

Do You Know the Rule? Colorado permits a workers’ compensation claimant or an employer/carrier to petition to reopen an award under a limited number of circumstances. It’s up to the party seeking to reopen the […]