The loss of rural healthcare will also affect the workers’ compensation system, rural industries and rural government. This article considers the problem and provides solutions that agents who write workers’…
Dehydration, heat stress, and heat stroke can escalate quickly during the summer months. Left untreated, these conditions are not just harmful but can also be life-threatening. With warmer weather on…
“Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it’s tough to get back in,” H.R. Haldeman, White House chief of staff under the Nixon Administration, famously observed. Half a century…
In 2024, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) rolled out a modernized Learning Center accessible to the public. The Learning Center provides a range of topics, including classification, experience…
No matter the size of your client’s workforce, their management of the organization’s workers’ compensation injuries can be challenging. Every organization struggles to find new ways to reduce the number…
Read any insurance trade journal, and you’ll see articles about how agents can “lead with workers compensation insurance.” Savvy insurance agents can increase their business by targeting employers with considerable…
The Oxford Language Dictionary defines a Catch 22 as “A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. A new West…
As an insurance agent, you understand that your clients and their organizations face new challenges every day, including keeping workers’ compensation costs down, receiving proper workplace injury reports and improving…
Workers’ Compensation
A recent Rough Notes article, “Workers Compensation: An Oasis in a Dry Desert: An Island in Stormy Seas,” finds that despite COVID concerns, the workers compensation market is still stable.…
