All workers’ compensation insurance companies follow a very similar approach to calculating the …
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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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Employee’s Role In Workers’ Comp Cost Containment
We tend to think of workers’ compensation cost containment programs as an endeavor best left to the …
Reserving 101 For Workers Compensation Claims
Reserving workers compensation claim files is the art of predicating the financial cost of the …
Understand “Arising out of AND In the Course of” Concepts
In order for a work injury to be compensable, it must first “arise out of” and take place “in the …
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Timely Reporting Claims Is First Step In Work Comp Management
Reporting a work injury is an essential component of any successful workers’ compensation program. …
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Simple 3 Prong Approach To Work Comp Cost Control
Employers can save money by following the Best Practices we often recommend in our articles. While …
