California lawmakers last week approved a bill that would require more workers to be classed as employees, not contractors, amid growing concern that a nationwide
… Read more »PMA Insurance Group has promoted Sabrina Mitchell to claims assistant vice president for the Southeast region.
Mitchell will be responsible for leading PMA’s Southeast region
… Read more »The Workers Compensation Research Institute will offer a free webinar Oct. 12 on centers of excellence as a health care delivery model.
The one-hour webinar
… Read more »The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking input on the effectiveness of ways to limit exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the construction industry
… Read more »Claims involving long-term use of high dosages of opioids continued to drop in 2018, according to a drug trends report from Coventry.
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… Read more »Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed David Perez as chief underwriting officer, North America, for Global Risk Solutions.
David Perez
Perez has been
… Read more »The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has put new restrictions on opioid prescribing for injured federal workers, part of the growing national effort to
… Read more »One Call, a workers’ comp medical care management company, announced Monday that it is laying off about 2% of its workforce.
The layoffs are in
… Read more »Berkshire Hathaway is selling its stake in Applied Underwriters and a group of related companies for $737.1 million, according to a report last week from
… Read more »Several hedge funds have increased their investments in Amerisafe Inc., as profits at the monoline workers’ comp carrier continue to grow.
Piedmont Investment Advisors Inc.
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