King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, which manages physical rehabilitation in workers' compensation, plans to acquire Conduent Inc.’s Casualty Claims Solutions business.
The $240 million sale
… Read more »Workers’ compensation bureau loss costs are decreasing, mostly due to changes in payroll used to calculate premiums, along with a continued decline in injury claim
… Read more »Opioid prescriptions per workers’ compensation claim dropped by 9.7% in 2023, spearheading drops in prescribing of other common alternative medications used to manage pain, according
… Read more »The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly planning to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance, according to an Associated Press story citing anonymous
… Read more »CLARA Analytics and Origami Risk announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry.
The partnership will give risk managers
… Read more »OccMD announced a partnership with private equity firm Council Capital.
Dallas-based OccMD provides medical management services for companies whose workers have complex work-related injuries or
… Read more »Dave North will retire from his role as executive chairman of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. on June 30 but will remain on the board
… Read more »Indemnity benefits per claim grew at a “rapid” pace of 6% or more in 2022 in 16 out of 17 states analyzed by the Workers
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that lowers the permissible exposure limit
… Read more »The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is holding a free three-day training event in Illinois to educate federal agency safety and health personnel on
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