Santa Clara, CA – CLARA analytics recently announced that it closed $25 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $36.5 million. The round was led by growth equity firm Aspen Capital Group with participation from Series A lead Oak HC/FT and additional investors. CLARA will use the funds to extend its product… [Read more]
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Amerisure Names Jim Brannen to Board of Directors
Farmington Hills, MI – Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company recently announced that Jim Brannen has joined its Board of Directors. “I am pleased to welcome Jim to our Board of Directors,” said Gregory J. Crabb, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amerisure. “His demonstrated corporate leadership and knowledge of the insurance industry are exactly what our… [Read more]
US DOL Announces Availability of $11.5 Million in Worker Safety and Health Training Grants
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced the availability of $11.5 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants for nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, Indian tribes, and colleges and universities. The Harwood Training Grant program supports in-person, hands-on… [Read more]
Wyoming Employers to Receive Workers’ Compensation Premium Credit
Cheyenne, WY – The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) recently announced it will be issuing premium credits to eligible Wyoming employers enrolled in the Workers’ Compensation program starting this July. There are two one-time premium credits — one passed in the 2020 legislative session, as well as Senate File 1002 passed during the recent… [Read more]
SUNZ Insurance Solutions Names Rick Leonard as President
Bradenton, FL – SUNZ Holdings, LLC CEO Steven F. Herrig recently announced that Rick Leonard, former Director of Sales and Executive Vice President with SUNZ, has been appointed President of the company. Leonard has been with SUNZ, a national provider of workers’ compensation insurance, for nearly 10 years and initially joined as Broker Relations Executive.… [Read more]
CWCI Examines Integration of COVID-19 Presumptions into CA Workers’ Comp
Oakland, CA – As lawmakers debate issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, including the role that workers’ compensation systems in California and elsewhere should play in responding to the virus and the potential impact of COVID-19 presumptions of compensability, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) has issued a white paper that looks at the historic role… [Read more]
The RxProfessor: Complex Problems <> Simple Solution
By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical Healthcare is complicated. Healthcare delivered as part of a workers’ compensation claim is even more complicated, for manifold reasons. But stakeholders often do not act as that’s the case because they look for a simple solution to complex problems. For those with the problem (in this case, an… [Read more]
NCCI Members Elect Stephanie Bush as 2020 Board Chair
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI Holdings, Inc., (NCCI) recently held its 2020 Annual Meeting virtually. At the meeting, NCCI members elected Stephanie Bush, executive vice president, small commercial and personal lines, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., as new NCCI Board Chair. Bush replaces William (Bill) Malugen, executive vice president and president, national accounts casualty,… [Read more]
US Physical Therapy Reports First Quarter Earnings for 2020
Houston, TX – U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE: USPH), a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, recently reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. USPH’s results for the first quarter of 2020 were negatively impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Management estimates that the Company suffered more than $8… [Read more]
WCRI Releases 12th Edition of Free Medical Price Index for Workers’ Comp
Cambridge, MA – The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently released an updated version of its study that helps compare prices paid for medical professional services across 36 states and monitor price changes from 2008 to 2019. The study, WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation, 12th Edition (MPI-WC), focuses on professional services (evaluation and… [Read more]