The grand bargain of workers’ compensation has long been premised on the rights and …
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Workers Comp Basics
Part 5 of 5: Work Comp and the Grand Bargain: Dealing with the Unexpected
The final step in mastering workers’ compensation and completing the grand bargain is expecting the …
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Part 3 of 5: Work Comp and the Grand Bargain – Primary Liability and Compensability
The workers’ compensation claims process has many challenges following the work injury. This …
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Part 2 of 5: Work Comp and the Grand Bargain – Understanding Work Comp Insurance
One overlooked step in reducing workers’ compensation program costs is the failure of interested …
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Part 1 of 5: Work Comp and the Grand Bargain- A Primer
Reducing workers’ compensation program costs requires all interested stakeholders to understand its …
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Calculate Your Workers Compensation Premium
All workers’ compensation insurance companies follow a very similar approach to calculating the …
Common Mistakes: Medical Care and Accepting Every Claim – Article 3 of 3
The experienced claim handler has the innate ability to identify the problem with employer-related …
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Common Mistakes: Allowing Disincentives to Return to Work – Article 2 of 3
Returning an employee to work immediately following a work injury should be the goal of every …
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Common Mistakes that Increase Work Comp Costs – Article 1 of 3
Many missed opportunities occur in handling workers’ compensation programs, resulting in increased …
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Succeeding in Work Comp: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
The successful video game Pitfall! was released in 1982 and featured Pitfall Harry, tasked with …
Why Little Work Comp Claims Become Big Claims
Few things are as stressful to the risk manager as learning that a small medical only workers’ …
What is the Average Weekly Wage: Dealing with Irregular Employment Issues?
In many jurisdictions, the basis for temporary total disability (TTD), temporary partial disability …
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Control Workers Comp Losses To Control Premiums
Premiums, being "loss-sensitive" are set according to the volume of losses. When losses are under …
5 Things the New Workers Comp Manager Needs to Know
While more colleges are now offering majors in risk management and insurance than there were …
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Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance 101
Self-insured employers purchase excess insurance coverage to limit the risk of exposure to …
What Gets Measured In Workers’ Comp, Gets Done
What gets measured gets done. Hello, my name is Michael Stack and I'm the CEO of Amaxx. And today I …
How To Identify Early Indicators Of Catastrophic Work Comp Claims
There are events, moments and interactions in each of our lives that can change the course of our …
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Employers Wrongly Have Fear of Communicating Work Comp
Many employers don't communicate with their employees about workers' compensation benefits, fearing …
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What Is Indemnity in Workers’ Compensation?
Indemnity is the monetary compensation an injured employee gets for lost wages. Indemnity benefits …
Importance of Brand and Identity in Workers’ Compensation
One person yells 'we are!' and the rest of the fans say 'Penn State!'. Hello my name is Michael …
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