Workers' Comp

A trend is emerging that may put increased pressure on workers’ compensation rates. Liberty Mutual's Brian Melas discusses steps risk managers, with help from their insurers, can take to control costs.

Increases in the cost and frequency of physician-dispensed medications continue to negatively impact the Florida workers’ compensation system.

Florida has established a working group to review the practices of some in the check cashing services industry involved in workers’ compensation premium fraud.

Liberty Mutual says it likely will appeal the preliminary approval given to a $450 million settlement American International Group Inc. reached with companies that alleged AIG underreported premiums to a workers’ compensation program.

Health reform and the Great Recession have created unique challenges and significant uncertainty for the workers compensation industry.

A Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit it filed against Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty.