While we gather around the table on Thursday, many of us will give thanks for the blessings in our lives. Will workers’ comp be among them? In this edition of Inside Workers’ Comp, we asked industry experts Chikita Mann, Mark
More stories
Mitchell
News Release
Puerto Rico Governor Declares State of Emergency
Updates to how injured workers can access care in the wake of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico.
PDF
News Release
Lisa Anne Bickford IAIABC Appointment
Workers' Comp
News Release
Lisa Anne Bickford IAIABC Appointment
Workers' Comp
Blog
WHY USE ANTICONVULSANTS TO TREAT PAIN?
A fuller awareness of the risks, costs, and consequences of opioid medication use in clinical pain management is growing, and the search for safe, effective, and affordable alternatives to them has taken on new urgency. The quest for opioid alternatives that offer a measure of effective analgesia (without craving, tolerance, and addiction) is taking on an increased priority in discovery laboratories and across the ranks of practicing clinicians and other health care professionals. Beyond new discovery, another potential source of such alternatives is in reevaluating existing medications approved for pain as well as those approved for other uses that may also hold promise for use as analgesics.
Auto Casualty
Article
Michigan Auto No-Fault Reform: History and Overview
Michigan recently passed Senate Bill 1, along with a variety of other legislation, that together will overhaul the Michigan auto no-fault system. The new regulations will allow for new policy limit options in Michigan, as well as mandate a new auto no-fault fee schedule, ultimately having a major impact on the auto casualty insurance market in Michigan. In this article, I will walk you through the history of auto insurance in Michigan and provide an overview of the new Michigan no-fault reform regulations.
Auto Casualty
Article
Michigan Auto No-Fault Reform: What You Need to Know About the Fee Schedule
As Michigan continues its historic auto no-fault reform, one of the most critical aspects for insurance carriers to be aware of is the new fee schedule, which will go into effect in 2021. Below, we’ve outlined the high-level details to explain how the new Michigan auto fee schedule will work and what carriers need to know now based on our current understanding of the bill.