Bradenton, FL – SUNZ Insurance President Rick Leonard recently announced that Paul Marks has joined as the company’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Marks has been in the insurance industry since 1994 and has extensive experience in workers’ compensation. Marks was most recently with Summit Consulting, Inc., a workers’ compensation insurance company, for 18 years and… [Read more]
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AMERISAFE Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
DeRidder, LA – AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF) recently announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. G. Janelle Frost, President and Chief Executive Officer, observed, “AMERISAFE’s fundamentals are crucial in these unprecedented times. We are serving our stakeholders with disciplined underwriting, proactive safety and intensive claims management, which produce consistent returns, quality insurance… [Read more]
Mitchell Research: Majority of COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Coming From Healthcare Industry
San Diego, CA – Mitchell recently released new a new research analysis based on examination of workers’ compensation claims through the end of June 2020, noting that the data confirmed many trends it expected to see as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings included: Employees representing the healthcare industry sector are the source… [Read more]
Paradigm Releases Independent Study Validating Savings for Surgical Implant Cost Containment
Walnut Creek, CA – Paradigm recently announced the findings from an independent study commissioned with Boston Strategic Partners, Inc. (BSP), which determined Paradigm Specialty Networks’ cost reduction performance on implants far exceeds the industry standard. Boston Strategic Partners affirmed that “Fusion by Paradigm℠,” a data-driven implant cost containment solution, reduces implant costs by 25 percentage… [Read more]
Attorneys John Cattie & Rafael Gonzalez Partner in New Firm Focused on MSP Compliance Law
Charolotte, NC – After almost 10 years of working in the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance industry, John Cattie made the following observation: while a lot of people (even attorneys) provided MSP compliance services to parties resolving workers’ compensation, auto, and liability insurance claims in a non-legal capacity, few attorneys provided clients with legal advice… [Read more]
CA Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud and Identity Theft
San Rafael, CA – A California woman recently pleaded guilty to two felony counts of insurance fraud and identity theft after falsifying documents to receive an additional $10,590 on her workers’ compensation claim. Marlene Cavalcanti, employed as an executive assistant, reportedly fell at work and sustained injuries. As a result of her subsequent workers’ compensation… [Read more]
AMA Report Shows Evolving, Deadlier Overdose Epidemic
Chicago, IL – American Medical Association’s Opioid Task Force recently released a new report that shows a dramatic increase in fatalities involving illicit opioids, stimulants (e.g. methamphetamine), heroin and cocaine and a similarly dramatic drop in the use of prescription opioids. The changing landscape of the opioid epidemic poses challenges for the health care system,… [Read more]
ASSP Introduces Virtual Safety Education Series
Park Ridge, IL – Occupational safety and health professionals facing the challenges of shrinking travel budgets and widespread physical distancing can stay current on best practices through a new series of virtual education events from the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). The immersive events – offshoots of the Society’s annual SafetyFOCUS education event –… [Read more]
The Hartford Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Hartford, CT – The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) recently announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. “Although the second quarter was dominated by the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis, the economic shutdown and the disruption of our everyday lives, the strength of our underlying business was evident and we delivered core… [Read more]
US DOL Audit Finds COVID-19 Creating Delays for Federal Workers’ Comp Programs
Washington, DC – The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General recently released a report from Phase 1 of its Pandemic Oversight Response Plan, which presents the results of the OIG’s audit of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’ (OWCP) initial response to the pandemic. OIG conducted a performance audit to answer the following question:… [Read more]