Workers' Comp

A changing workforce, rapidly evolving technology and medical-cost-containment issues are the biggest challenges, and opportunities, that will face the workers comp market as it enters its second century.

Analysis from the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. shows that conditions in the workers compensation industry continue to deteriorate. The line continues to experience an ever-lengthening list of challenges, including poor underwriting results, declining (albeit more slowly) premiums, an uptick in claim frequency and an uncertain regulatory and inflationary...

Court motions filed by Liberty Mutual to stop a $450 million settlement American International Group Inc. (AIG) reached with other companies over alleged underreported workers compensation premiums have been denied.

PC360 is offering exclusive content and video interviews with top industry professionals while attending the Florida Workers' Compensation Institute's WCEC event in Orlando, Fla. See what we're covering at this year's show.

Floridas workers compensation rates may go up 8.9 percent on Jan. 1, 2012.

Liberty Mutual says it has evaluated hundreds of thousands of lost-time claims and millions of medical billing transactions to enhance its predictive model for workers' compensation claims costs, which are growing faster than inflation.