NJCRIB Announces 6.1% Rate Decrease
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced a 6.1% decrease in rates and rating values for workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1.
NJCRIB filed for a 4.7% decrease, but…
CDC Releases New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday released its revised guidelines for opioid prescribing with new recommendations for providers that emphasize greater communication with patients and that opioids should…
Insurance Commissioner Announces 8.2% Rate Cut
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready on Friday announced an 8.2% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2023.
Commissioner Glen Mulready
Loss costs are the average cost of lost wages and…
DWC Hosting Carrier, Provider Quarterly Meetings
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its quarterly meetings with health care providers and carriers over Zoom on Nov. 29.
The DWC holds quarterly meetings to provide updates on…
4th DCA Grants WCAB Request to Remand Claim Denied for Misdemeanor Conviction
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal granted a request by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to remand for further consideration a claim in which a truck driver was denied benefits…
Court Says Insurance Commissioner Had Jurisdiction to Declare Comp Policy Provisions Invalid
A California appellate court ruled that the state insurance commissioner was not barred by the doctrine of exclusive concurrent jurisdiction from determining that certain agreements relating to workers’ compensation insurance…