In a perfect world, every injured worker would be treated by a physician trained in Occupational Medicine, one who understands how to facilitate recovery and expedite return to work. Family Practitioner In Injury: Key Insights for Workers’ Comp Success Understanding family practitioner in injury is essential for anyone navigating workers’ compensation. Whether you are an […]
Worker’s Compensation – The Role of the Family Practitioner in Injury Management
Prequalifying Your Business Can be Money in the Bank
Prequalifying Your Business Can: Key Insights for Workers’ Comp Success Understanding prequalifying your business can is essential for anyone navigating workers’ compensation. Whether you are an employer managing premium costs or an insurance agent serving clients, mastering prequalifying your business can gives you a decisive advantage—helping you avoid costly mistakes and deliver better outcomes in […]
For Lower Insurance Premiums, It Pays to Keep Employees Fit
Healthier employees lead to lower premiums, according to numerous studies. If companies can help their workers improve their health without cutting benefits or shifting more premium costs to employees, where is the downside? After all, Fortune 1000 companies have been using wellness programs for years to combat the rising costs of healthcare. Lower Insurance Premiums […]
Obesity’s link to Diabetes in the Workplace Puts a Heavy Burden on Employers
The fact that there is an obesity epidemic in the United States is evident everywhere. A movie theatre seat has grown from an average of 19 inches to 23 inches wide, revolving doors from six feet to eight feet wide, and supermarket aisles have expanded from five feet to seven feet, not to accommodate overweight […]
How to Keep Occupational Diseases from Impacting Your Workers’ Compensation Costs
A recent report by the American Association of Family Practitioners notes that occupational diseases account for 860,000 illnesses and more than 60,000 deaths each year. And this runs the gamut of causes, everything from coal miners contracting black lung disease to assembly line workers in meat packing plants developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Keep Occupational Diseases […]
How To Avoid Missing Out On Workers’ Compensation Savings
Avoid Missing Out On: Key Insights for Workers’ Comp Success Understanding avoid missing out on is essential for anyone navigating workers’ compensation. Whether you are an employer managing premium costs or an insurance agent serving clients, mastering avoid missing out on gives you a decisive advantage—helping you avoid costly mistakes and deliver better outcomes in […]
Increase in Use of Electronics Creating “Intexticated”
The proliferation of personal technology, predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys, and iPods, now infiltrates work life as well as leisure time. These devices are impacting job safety, a not‐so‐good vibration being felt, literally, from coast to coast. Use Of Electronics Creating: Key Insights for Workers’ Comp Success Understanding use of electronics creating is essential for anyone […]
Six Actions Employers Can Take to Control Runaway Workers’ Compensation Medical
Rising medical expenses are the culprits driving up Workers’ Compensation costs. While it’s true that Workers’ Comp rates are mostly flat or going down, any savings is being more than eaten up by higher medical bills. Control Runaway Workers Compensation: Key Insights for Workers’ Comp Success Understanding control runaway workers compensation is essential for anyone […]
What Insurance Agents Need To Know To Help Keep a Client’s Experience Mod Under Control
By the very nature of the insurance business, agents are busy folks. So, it’s easy to understand how some “details” can be missed, like the importance of keeping a trained eye on an employer’s Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Factor. What may be an unintentional oversight often translates into doing a disservice to a client, a […]
14-point Workers’ Comp Annual Checkup That Can Protect You Against WorkComp Claims
As we head into the New Year, this is a perfect time to take a step back and look at your Workers’ Compensation program. By assessing its strengths and weaknesses, you create a blueprint of potential dangers that could easily result in higher insurance premiums. To help you avoid higher premiums, we have put together […]