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The Most Overlooked Factor in Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs There is a simple, powerful, and consistently overlooked factor in controlling your workers’ compensation costs: the injured employee’s direct supervisor. When an employee gets hurt, a standard process kicks in. The supervisor reports the injury, and then their involvement typically ends until the employee is cleared […]

The 2025 Workers’ Compensation Knowledge Report  by Atticus,  a legal services company offering free workers compensation advice to those injured at work, reveals critical knowledge gaps about work comp processes and employee and employer rights. These widespread misconceptions create barriers to accessing benefits, discourage early reporting, and indicate the need for better education. The company […]

The workers’ compensation system continues to evolve, reshaping how employers, insurers, and practitioners must approach claims management. Ignoring these trends risks higher costs, increased litigation, and long-term financial exposure. Complex claims and longer recovery times As workplace safety improves and automation eliminates lower-severity risk, claim frequency continues to decline. Yet, many claims that remain are […]

In a sweeping deregulatory initiative that affects many industries, OSHA published 25 proposed rules in the Federal Register on July 1. While some of the proposals aim to rescind or revise standards considered outdated or duplicative, others reflect a deregulatory shift to scale back or withdraw certain long-standing obligations for businesses. The public comment period […]

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently released its annual guide to construction jobsite health and safety best practices. The 2025 Health and Safety Performance Report is based on 2024 data covering over one billion work hours from ABC members using the STEP® Health & Safety Management System. Information from OSHA Form 300A data and “self-assessment of leading […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Insurance Industry Icon Preston Diamond Releases Definitive Career Playbook Biltmore Forest, NC – July 18, 2025 – After a distinguished 66-year career shaping the insurance industry, Hall of Fame inductee Preston Diamond has released his capstone work, The Preston Diamond Playbook: Winning Strategies For Insurance Agents. Now available on Amazon, the book […]

If you’re like most work comp agents, you’ve probably had this moment before: You run a mod analysis for a prospect. You uncover issues—injuries driving up costs, claims that could’ve been better managed, and a mod that’s costing them big. They’re interested. You’ve got their attention. And then they ask the million-dollar question: “So… what […]

Subcontractor mistakes in workers comp can lead to significant financial and legal issues for the contractor and/or project owner. Here are tips on avoiding seven common mistakes: Choosing a subcontractor based on price alone While budget constraints are significant, choosing a subcontractor solely based on the lowest bid can lead to problems. Look for a […]

OSHA’s “properly fit” rule became effective January 15, aligning construction standards with those already established for general industry and maritime employment. Construction employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) in various sizes and designs that accommodate a diverse workforce. Importantly, they must assess the fit of PPE for each worker individually. The fit must address […]

How to combat the troubling trend of longer claim duration for younger workers While younger workers (Gen Z) tend to have higher rates of workplace injuries compared to older workers, it’s often said that they recover quicker, and the workers’ comp costs are lower. However, insurance companies are noticing a troubling trend -–a longer duration […]