Nina Luckman

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Nina Luckman is a business journalist based in New Orleans, focusing primarily on the workers' compensation industry. Over the last several years, Nina has served as Editor of Louisiana Comp Blog, a news site she started in 2014 under the auspices of a group self-insurance fund. She can be reached at [email protected].

How the Return-to-Work Revolution Balances Technology and Human Touch

A mix of technology and old-school best practices is driving return-to-work results in workers’ comp.

The Silent Saboteur: How Kinesiophobia Affects Workers’ Comp Recovery

How the fear of reinjury can affect workers’ comp claims.

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Navigating the Risks: AI’s Rapid Rise in Health Care

The health care industry is poised to benefit greatly from the adoption of AI, but it’s a sector where caution is especially important.
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Rising Star Kristin Hanson on Working with Tech Firms, Brainstorming with Clients, and Her Broking Philosophy

This Aon broker shares her foray into technology brokering and the ways she keeps both herself and her clients in the know.
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Workers’ Comp Patients Are Healthier — So Why Are Their Outcomes Worse?

The surprising findings of a recent study challenge common assumptions about workers’ comp outcomes — and reveal the true extent of biopsychosocial factors’ influence.

Rising Star Jordyn Arons Rosen on M&A’s Property Challenges and Innovating Client-Centered Solutions

For IMA Financial’s Jordyn Arons Rosen, adaptability, customer-centricity and innovation are requisite to successfully manage today’s M&A risks.

Psychedelics and VRET: New Methods Emerge to Treat PTSD in Workers’ Comp

VR and psychedelics could prove a game changer in workers’ compensation PTSD treatments — but acceptance of these modalities must come first.

Melissa Burke, AmTrust’s New Head of Client Experience, Shares the Three Pillars That Define Her Leadership Style

Strength in relationships, operational skills and data implementation mark this 2024 Executive to Watch.

Insiders’ Perspectives on Workers’ Comp Medical Trends of Past, Present and Future

This National Comp 2023 session looks to reflect on the most prominent workers’ comp medical trends of today. 

The Cannabis Conundrum: How Federal Policy Hampers Workers’ Comp’s Reimbursement for Medical Use

When it comes to cannabis in the workplace, muddy policy is leaving comp in the lurch.

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How PSCI Tamed Its Ex-Mod and Claims Costs While Creating Jobs for Disabled Workers

PCSI’s dedication to its workers with disabilities has earned it a 2023 Teddy Award Program of Distinction designation.

2023 Teddy Awards | People, Partnerships and Technology Nourish the Roots of a Healthy Workers’ Comp Program at TruGreen

Communication and collaboration are what keeps TruGreen’s award-winning workers’ comp program purring like a top-of-the-line lawn tractor.

It’s Always Something in Workers’ Comp. Enlyte’s Latest Report ID’s Topicals as a Bigger Pharmacy Spend Than Opioids

A new series of reports from Enlyte analyzing pharmacy spend and utilization data from 2022 reveals that topicals have surpassed opioids in overall cost, though pharmacy costs and utilization have remained relatively stable.

An $8 Billion Dollar Market by 2027? Safety Wearables and the ROI Necessary for Their Ascent

Wearable technology holds undeniable promise for injury prevention, but is the hype outpacing the evidence? 

Rising Star Ed Cooney Reveals the Intricate World of Cyber in the Public Sector Space

Ed Cooney fell into insurance, as so many in the space do. Since then, he’s carved out his niche in cyber planning for public entities.

Pharma Update: Opioid Use on the Decline, While Physician Dispensing Is Back with a Vengeance

CompPharma looked at current trends within the workers’ compensation pharmacy landscape and found payers are looking for more actionable data from their PBMs.

Rising Star Michael Boisvert on Health Care Today, Hospitals’ Greatest Challenges and How Data Is the Way Forward

We spoke with Gallagher’s Michael Boisvert about what brokers can do to position themselves and their clients optimally for the future.

Transform Workplace Health: The Benefits of Wearables for Injury Prevention & Recovery

Wearable technology in workers’ comp could benefit the industry’s future, but getting there requires due diligence and education.

Rising Star Thompson Mackey on the Cyber Insurance Market and Other Risk Management Considerations

EPIC’s Thompson Mackey weighs in on the ways Chat GPT, language models and the remote-work revolution will introduce new cyber vulnerabilities. In his view, we’ll need proactive risk management and cyber insurance to control for these cultural shifts.

Digital Health Apps Are the Wild West. Here’s How to Saddle Up With the Right ‘Pardner’

Experts in the medical and pharmaceutical management spaces have studied the issue of health care apps as the number of them have grown, and learned that the more specific an app is, the better.

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