A study published this month in the British Medical Journal found a sharp increase in concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines among privately insured patients.
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Allied American Underwriters, a division of the national wholesaler and managing general agent USG Insurance Services, has hired Curtis Kochman as its vice president, the company
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The U.S. Senate has passed House Joint Resolution 83, which would overturn a regulation allowing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cite businesses that
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has scheduled its spring meeting for April 8-11 in Denver.
The conference will include a meeting of the Workers’
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Employees aged 65 and older had the highest rate of fatal traumatic brain injuries among all construction workers, with 7.9 deaths per 100,000, according to
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The benefits of Opana ER, a long-acting opioid pain killer, no longer outweigh its risks, two advisory committees to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced this week its acquisition of two captive insurers that are in runoff: ICDC Ltd. and Linco Ltd.
ICDC
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An Ohio printing facility received multiple safety citations from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker suffered an amputation, and another worker’s
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Rising Medical Solutions, a provider of medical management and cost containment services for workers’ comp, has hired Timothy Howlin as senior vice president of sales
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The National Conference of Insurance Legislators has announced the formation of an Air Ambulance Task Force to examine ways to protect patients from excessive and
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