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- California Workers' Comp Hanging By A Thread
- With all of the controversy surrounding the workers' comp crisis, it has become difficult to sort through the myriad of issues facing the market. There are so many reasons of the crisis which must be acknowledged if California's workers' comp market is to ever recover and stabilize. The major issue...
- White papers 2002-06-27
- ERISA Preempts Discrimination Action When Employer Stops Health Benefits
- The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ruled that an employer couldn't be liable under Labor Code Section 132a when it discontinues health benefits provided pursuant to an ERISA plan. This decision permits an employer with an ERISA regulated health plan to discontinue paying for employee health benefits for employees on...
- White papers 2002-07-15
- California Workers' Comp Reforms - Employee Physician
- Although full medical control is ideal, the reality of pre-designation requires that employers communicate medical network benefits and closely manage the pre-designation process. Understanding the general rules around medical networks and pre-designation is only the first step. Proactive employers will manage the process from the time of hire through the...
- White papers 2004-12-03
- Measuring the Value of Medical Treatment Outside ACOEM Guideline Targets on Low Back Soft Tissue Injury Outcomes
- Over the past decade, California workers' compensation medical treatment costs have increased dramatically. Recent reforms call for the use of a medical treatment utilization schedule and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ACOEM occupational medicine practice guidelines the Guidelines to raise the quality of care, reduce unnecessary and...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- California Workers' Comp Solutions
- California's landmark workers' compensation reforms, in particular SB 899, balance the needs of both employers and employees. The use of objective standards such as those from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the establishment of employer-sponsored medical networks for occupational injuries, and upcoming modifications in the disability schedule...
- White papers 2009-01-01
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- Adopting Medicare Fee Schedules: Considerations for the California Workers' Compensation Program
- This study focuses on the features of the Medicare fee schedule that are at variance with the existing Official Medical Fee Schedule OMFS and the issues that should be considered in deciding whether to retain particular features of the OMFS. In response to concerns about rapidly increasing medical costs in...
- White papers 2004-04-27
- RIMS expecting increased attendance at its annual conference and exhibition.(San Diego RIMS 2004)(Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.)(discussion topic focus on California workers compensation market)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ Sun, fun and hot topics such as California workers compensation are all on the agenda for the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s 2004 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego April 18-22. RIMS is expec Byline:...
- Research articles 2004-04-05
- ... One day after union leaders called for picketing at targeted Safeway grocery stores across the country to protest the dispute that has 70,000 Southern California workers locked out or on strike, labor leaders went a step further.(Labor News ...)(Brief
- ... One day after union leaders called for picketing at targeted Safeway grocery stores across the country to protest the dispute that has 70,000 Southern California workers locked out or on strike, labor leaders went a step further. The union will n ... One day after...
- Research articles 2003-12-22
- Employers Direct Insurance Company Answers Critical Need for California Workers' Comp Solutions
- Business Editors GLENDALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 6, 2003 Prominent insurance industry execs launch new carrier providing exceptional service, cost controls for select group of employers Employers Direct Insurance Company EDIC, a new specialty California workers' compensation insurance carrier, announced today it has been licensed by the California...
- Research articles 2003-01-06
- Everest Re Group Responds to Questions Concerning California Workers Compensation Business
- ST. MICHAEL, Barbados -- Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) reported that in connection with a previously scheduled investor meeting today questions were raised concerning market rumors related to the Company's contract with American All Risk Insurance Services, Inc. AARIS. AARIS is the agent that produces the majority of Everest...
- Research articles 2004-06-16
- ACE USA Reaches Agreement with Superior National on California Workers' Compensation Renewals from CIS
- HAMILTON, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 1999-- ACE Limited (NYSE:ACL) and Superior National Insurance Group (Nasdaq:SNTL) today announced that ACE USA has sold the renewal rights to the California workers' compensation book of its Commercial Insurance Services CIS business to Superior National. The agreement follows the one announced by ACE...
- Research articles 1999-11-02
- California Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Rises, More Workers Confident in Personal Employment Situation
- The California Employee Confidence Index rose two points to 60.1 in July as more workers expressed confidence in their personal job situation. According to the California Spherion® Employment Report, a monthly survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corporation, 66 percent of California workers said they are confident...
- Research articles 2006-08-16
- CHSWC Background Paper on the Impact of Terrorism and California Workers' Compensation
- In June 2004, the members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation CHSWC voted to approve an educational forum on the relationship among terrorism risk, insurance, national security and public policy. The purpose of this background paper is to provide information on the impact of issues of...
- White papers 2006-04-01
- California Debates Minimum Wage Hike in Proposition 210.(Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
- Oct. 14--Rose Mary Castillo is one of the 2.1 million California workers who earned less than $5.75 an hour in 1995. She works in the restaurant industry, one of the largest employers of low-wage workers in the state, along with agriculture, healt Oct....
- Research articles 1996-10-14
- At Risk: California Workers' Comp Reform - Medical Provider Networks
- Because medical costs typically account for more than 60 percent of total workers' compensation claims expenses, controlling medical costs is crucial to reducing workers' compensation expenditures. California employers now have the opportunity to control medical costs through Medical Provider Networks MPNs, the cornerstone of California's workers' compensation reforms - SB...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- California's Workers' Comp Is It Recovering?
- Article explores that maintaining a share of the California workers' comp market was a much greater and more immediate priority than producing sound underwriting results. But this type of behavior can't last forever. It asserts that overall state of the California workers' comp market has been a concern for all...
- White papers 2002-03-25
- ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Law Allowing Paid Family Leave in California
- Business Editors ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 24, 2002TOPIC: California is the first state to sign a law allowing workers paid family leave, according to an article by The Associated Press. Under the law, California workers will be eligible to receive 55% of their wages during a six-week absence used...
- Research articles 2002-09-24
- W.R. Berkley Enters California Workers' Compensation Market
- GREENWICH, CT.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 22, 1998-- Forms Preferred Employers Insurance Company W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ:BKLY) today announced its entrance into the California specialty workers' compensation market with the formation of Preferred Employers Insurance Company, a new property and casualty insurance company domiciled in San Diego. The new specialty carrier, W.R....
- Research articles 1998-06-22
- Employer-Based Health Insurance and Workers Skills
- This paper examines the impact of labor market incentives on the probability that low-skilled workers will receive offers of employment-based health insurance. The paper will demonstrate that firms are more likely to offer employment-based health insurance in entry-level jobs when the skills for which they are recruiting are in short...
- White papers 2005-03-01
- Medical service firms sue Calif. WC insurers for $238M. (TriCare Inc. and Allegiant Physician Services lawsuits against workers compensation companies)
- Several medical service firms are suing California workers' compensation insurers for $238 million, charging they damaged and destroyed the plaintiffs' businesses by withholding payments. The plaintiff medical groups, which said they helped injured Several medical service firms are suing California workers' compensation insurers...
- Research articles 1995-02-13
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