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Ignorance is not bliss. (workers' compensation insurance system) (Editorial)
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Risk managers have been encouraged to work directly with rank-and-file employees in assisting and educating them in the workers' compensation system and the claims filing process. Most employers have used safety training programs to cut their costs but their failure to communicate information on workers' compensation to employees has brought litigation fees to a dangerous level. Employees, through lack of knowledge, have turned compensation claims over to attorneys and the resulting costs thr...
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Ignorance is not bliss. (workers' compensation insurance system) (Editorial)
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
; ... ignorance is not bliss if workers are forced to turn to attorneys rather than their employers for help in filing a claim. The good news is that at least the vast majority of employers are teaching workers the value of safety. Indeed, in an Aug. 24 risk management ...
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Fueled by WC cost hikes, services firms grow. (workers compensation claims administrators and insurance consultants) (Special Report: Risk Management Employee Benefits Services Review)
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
; The rapid rise of employer workers' compensation costs is fueling unrestrained expansion at an everincreasing number of consulting and claims administration firms, each of which hopes to offer the key to controlling runaway loss costs, industry observers note. From third party administrators to
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Probing the mysteries of the Los Angeles effect. (workers' compensation) (California & The Western States supplement)
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
; Probing The Mysteries Of The Los Angeles Effect You've heard of the Santa Ana condition, the inversion layer and other Los Angeles phenomena. Now, add to your glossary of LA's natural occurrences The Los Angeles Effect on workers' compensation. The effect is a squeeze on workers' compensation
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WC loss control needs more than lip service. (workers' compensation)(Loss Control & Safety Review)
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
; WC Loss Control Needs More Than Lip Service I seriously doubt anyone would argue that we are not in the midst of a workers' compensation crisis. Clearly there is a problem. According to the Boca Raton, Fla.-based National Council on Compensation Insurance, total workers' compensation costs amount
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Interest in 24-hour cover on rise, WC lawyer says. (workers' compensation; John N. Shanks II)
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
; WASHINGTON--Interest in 24-hour coverage is growing as the line dims between work-related and nonwork-related injuries, according to John N. Shanks II, a workers' compensation attorney. The focus in the United States is changing from cause to consequence, he said, explaining that the result of an
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