Tampa, FL – Cadence Rx recently announced the appointment of Danielle Lisenbey, Harry Spencer, and Bud Watts to the Board of Directors joining alongside Artemis Emslie and Lisa Hannusch. The joint team of industry-leading experts has a century of combined experience in both building and transforming the architecture of pharmacy benefit management and healthcare space… [Read more]
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NJ Business Owner Charged in Alleged Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Scheme
Trenton, NJ – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor recently announced that the owner of an Ocean County real estate improvement company has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to provide false payroll information in order to obtain lower premiums on workers’ compensation coverage. Zechariah… [Read more]
MA AG Healey Announces Resolution with Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Crisis
Boston, MA – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced the resolution of her lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will make public tens of millions of documents related to their role in the opioid crisis, and require a payment of more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts… [Read more]
Pie Insurance Expands Leadership Team with Finance, Insurance, and Tech Experts
Washington, DC – Pie Insurance recently announced it has appointed four new leadership team members who together bring nearly a century of experience within the insurance, technology, and finance industries. The company also added a seasoned fintech leader to its board of directors. Pie’s expanded leadership team now includes: Chris Lankford—previously Chief Technology Officer of… [Read more]
Employers Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results
Reno, NV – Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG) recently reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021. Financial Highlights Record number of ending policies in-force (107,314), up 3.7% since year-end; Gross premiums written were $147.1 million, an increase of 5%; Net income of $26.4 million, or $0.92 per diluted share; Adjusted net income of $11.8 million, or $0.41 per diluted… [Read more]
Liberty Mutual Releases 2021 Workplace Safety Index
Boston, MA – The 10 causes of the most serious workplace accidents cost employers more than $58 billion in annual medical costs and lost wage payments, according to the latest Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. “Understanding the top risks in the workplace is the first step in better protecting employees and the bottom line,” said Liberty… [Read more]
WI Insurance Commissioner Approves Worker’s Compensation Rate Decrease
Madison, WI – Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable recently approved an overall 5.44 percent decrease in worker’s compensation insurance rates, effective October 1, 2021. This is the sixth straight year of rate decreases in Wisconsin. “This is great news for Wisconsin’s employers and workers,” said Commissioner Afable. “As our state recovers from the pandemic, this… [Read more]
Paradigm Appoints Elizabeth Ulloa Lowry as Senior VP of Case Management
Walnut Creek, CA – Paradigm recently announced the appointment of Elizabeth Ulloa Lowry as Senior Vice President of Case Management. In the role, she will be responsible for the case management suite of products within Paradigm’s Clinical Solutions business unit, overseeing the portfolio’s profit and loss, serving as a client ambassador, and leading the company’s… [Read more]
Omaha National Promotes Mason Perry to Director of Sales and Marketing
Omaha, NE – Omaha National Insurance Company, a technology-enabled company providing workers compensation insurance to small and mid-size employers, has promoted Mason Perry to director of sales and marketing, the company announced today. Perry was among the first employees to join Omaha National as a founding member of the sales and marketing team in 2017.… [Read more]
WCRI Study: No Noticeable Pandemic-Related Delay in Medical Treatment for Non-COVID-19 Claims
Cambridge, MA – A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) investigates patterns of medical care access and utilization that are specific to workers’ compensation during the first quarters of 2020 to understand how the timing and delivery of medical treatment were impacted by the pandemic. “In our previous work, we examined the… [Read more]