San Francisco, CA -(PRNewswire)- PeerWell recently announced a $6.5 million Series A round of funding led by OMERS Ventures and joined by existing investors, XSeed Capital. PeerWell will leverage the funding to fast-track the commercial rollout of its workers’ compensation surgery optimization platform which has improved patient outcomes and reduced costs in several clinical deployments.… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
Out Front Ideas Webinar: Measuring Success in Workers’ Compensation
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark has announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that technological advances are making data collection easier than ever, but data by itself is powerless. It is what you do with that readily-available data that matters. This particular webinar is a professional recording of the Opening… [Read more]
Sedgwick Completes Acquisition of York Risk Services Group
Memphis, TN – Sedgwick recently announced the completion of its purchase of York Risk Services Group, a provider of claims administration, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, pool administration and loss control solutions. York’s customized claims solutions and specialized expertise complement and enrich Sedgwick’s market capabilities. The strategic acquisition brings to Sedgwick approximately 5,000 highly skilled… [Read more]
ClearPath Mutual Promotes Engleking to Claims Manager, Names Ladegast Claims Supervisor
Lexington, KY – ClearPath Mutual Insurance Company recently announced the appointments of Robin Engleking as the company’s Claims Manager, and Linda Ladegast as Claims Supervisor. Engleking joined the company while it was KESA, The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Fund, as a Senior Claims Representative in 1995. She brought with her a vast amount of experience with… [Read more]
S1 Medical Goes Live with Sapiens’ Workers’ Compensation Solution
Holon, Israel – Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) recently announced that S1 Medical, an independent cost containment and medical management firm that provides unique niche programs to the casualty market, has successfully launched Sapiens ClaimsGo for Workers’ Compensation. The first major program being supported by the joint S1 Medical-Sapiens’ solution is Broward County… [Read more]
Paradigm Appoints Kathy Galia as COO of Catastrophic Care Management Division
Walnut Creek, CA – Paradigm recently announced the appointment of Kathy Galia as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Catastrophic Care Management division, effective September 9. Scott Goll, who has served as the division’s COO for the past 25 years, will retire at the end of 2019 to spend more time with his family. As… [Read more]
OK AG Celebrates Major Victory After $572 Million Judgment in Opioid Trial
Norman, OK – Attorney General Mike Hunter recently commended Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman for ruling in the state’s favor and ordering Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay $572 million to abate the ongoing opioid epidemic in Oklahoma. The judge’s ruling is the first of its kind in the country to find… [Read more]
Liberty Mutual Selects Duck Creek to Develop Workers’ Comp Claims Platform
Boston, MA – Liberty Mutual recently announced that it is developing a next generation workers compensation claims management system. “We’re building a system that will help us add even greater value to Liberty Mutual workers compensation policyholders, customers of our third party administrator – Helmsman Management Services – distribution partners, injured employees and our claims… [Read more]
NCCI Releases August 2019 Court Case Update
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI’s Court Case Update provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Division that may impact workers compensation across the states. The recently released August 2019 edition contains updated information on cases previously introduced and presents new cases and decisions. Workers Compensation Exclusive Remedy Challenges… [Read more]
ChronWell Raises $2.8 Million in Additional Funding After Successful Pilot Program
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – ChronWell, a technology-enabled injury management program for the workers’ compensation industry, recently announced it has secured $2.8 million in additional funding, bringing its total capital raised to $7.8 million. ChronWell will use the added funding to further accelerate growth by moving into the production and commercialization stage and continuing to invest… [Read more]