King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, which manages physical rehabilitation in workers' compensation, plans to acquire Conduent Inc.’s Casualty Claims Solutions business.
The $240 million sale
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Workers’ compensation bureau loss costs are decreasing, mostly due to changes in payroll used to calculate premiums, along with a continued decline in injury claim
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Opioid prescriptions per workers’ compensation claim dropped by 9.7% in 2023, spearheading drops in prescribing of other common alternative medications used to manage pain, according
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly planning to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance, according to an Associated Press story citing anonymous
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CLARA Analytics and Origami Risk announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry.
The partnership will give risk managers
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OccMD announced a partnership with private equity firm Council Capital.
Dallas-based OccMD provides medical management services for companies whose workers have complex work-related injuries or
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Dave North will retire from his role as executive chairman of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. on June 30 but will remain on the board
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Indemnity benefits per claim grew at a “rapid” pace of 6% or more in 2022 in 16 out of 17 states analyzed by the Workers
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that lowers the permissible exposure limit
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is holding a free three-day training event in Illinois to educate federal agency safety and health personnel on
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