Workers' Compensation is one of the most highly regulated lines of insurance.
Every form filed and every payment transaction is an opportunity for a penalty. Claims can stay open for 30 years or longer, leading to thousands of transactions on a single claim. Each state presents different sets of compliance rules for payers to follow.
This bureaucracy is adding significant cost to the Workers' Compensation system, but is it improving the delivery of benefits to injured workers?
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