After a traumatic event, injured workers may want to avoid the scene of the accident. But returning to work could help them heal.
Navigating the wide range of durable medical equipment (DME), which can include anything from medical equipment and supplies to modification services, rehabilitation equipment and electrotherapy units, along with the nuanced products in each category can be complicated.
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While obesity is considered one of the top comorbidities among injured workers that can impede their recovery, and insurers and employers have funded weight loss surgeries, the WC industry is unlikely to cover increasingly popular and less-invasive weight loss pills, experts say.
As new adjusters enter the workplace there are so many unique facets of the industry that they need to learn about.
In Q1 2023, electric vehicle (EV) repairable claims frequency rose to 1.13% in the US and 2.41% in Canada, up a modest 0.03% and 0.15% respectively. While Tesla remains the dominant player, the company’s U.S. market share of repairable vehicles fell in Q1 2023 to 75.8% of all EVs repaired, down from 76.78% in Q4 2022. The Ford Mustang Mach-E continued to capture additional repairable market share as it maintained fourth position in U.S. EV frequency. The Cadillac LYRIQ and Rivian R1S sport utility vehicles entered U.S. collision repair facilities for the first time in Q1 2023.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Mitchell, an Enlyte company and leading technology and information provider for the Property and Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, today reported that electric vehicle (EV) repairable claims frequency increased in Q1 2023 to 1.13% in the US and 2.41% in Canada. The data was featured in the company’s latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights publication, which provides up-to-date EV claims and market information to the auto insurance and repair industries.