Taking action immediately after an on-the-job injury can return employees to work faster and limit the chances that an isolated injury will lead to further claims. Implementing intelligent case management is the first step.
This year, 6 brokers from across the brokerage field were named as the 2023 Workers’ Comp Power Broker winners. An additional two brokers were named as finalists.
Forced return-to-office is a touchy topic. Shall we go back to how we used to work or rebuild the work world with employees’ health and wellbeing in mind?
Coordinating the human resources of claims organizations and making sure they can meet the ever-changing needs of clients is a front-burner issue in workers’ compensation.
Andrea Buhl, president of managed care operations for Sedgwick, offers her perspective on the factors impacting workforce resilience and what employers can do to support their people.
Workers’ Compensation Research Institute president and CEO John Ruser offers his perspective on the factors influencing inflation in workers’ comp claims: what’s driving costs up — and what’s helping to keep them down.
One-third of companies estimate they will lay off 30% or more of their workforce next year. Here’s why workers’ comp leaders need to be a part of those decisions.
Kids’ Chance of America is working hard to bring post-secondary scholarships to children of workers who’ve been injured while on the job. And that all starts with Planning for the Future.
How data mining and predictive analytics can be used to design a return-to-work program that addresses psychosocial issues and other barriers to successful claim outcomes.
With everything employers have on their plates, why should they care about Medicare Set-Asides, or MSAs? The main reason is: MSAs facilitate workers’ compensation settlements.
New employees are disproportionately likely to sustain an injury on the job, so extra care and attention during their first year on the job can produce an outsized impact.