When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, low back injuries are the most costly musculoskeletal condition representing 20-25 percent of all loss, according to an analysis of Lockton claims. Further analysis of claims over $250,000, indicate they represent 25 percent … The post Evidence-Based Medicine Trumps Medical Imaging in Reducing Costs in Workers’ Comp Claims…

Cyber risk lands in the top ten for the first time in Aon’s latest global risk survey, according to Aon Risk Solutions. Damage to brand and reputation was cited as the top overall concern facing global organizations, further underscoring the … The post Aon Releases Latest Top 10 Global Risk Survey Results appeared first on…

Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance has announced a more efficient way to estimate hail damage—Automated Mobile Hail Estimating. The program was piloted last year after a catastrophic event and will be rolled out across the country as an optional service in the … The post Nationwide Automates Auto Hail and Dent Repair appeared first on Claims Journal.…

Nepal’s devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew was coming. Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built … The post Experts Gathered in Nepal to Discuss Quake Prep A Week Before it…

Cyber criminals are coming up with more and more sophisticated ways to steal your identity, your personal information and your money. To help protect yourself against these threats, here is a list of the top internet frauds from the Federal … The post Federal Agency Warns Against Common Internet Fraud Scams appeared first on Claims…

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect employees against injuries like those sustained by its aerialists during a May 4, 2014, performance in Providence, Rhode Island. Feld Entertainment Inc., headquartered … The post Hair Hanging Acrobat Accident Leads to Safety Improvements appeared first on Claims…

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced the arrest of an insurance claims adjuster and her accomplice brother for allegedly stealing more than $79,000 from her former employer. Arleatha Martin of Macon, and her brother Christopher Lorenzo Battle of Locust Grove, … The post Former Allstate Adjuster Arrested for Insurance Fraud in Georgia appeared first on…

A task force will begin work next week with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national flood insurance program to examine problems that arose after Superstorm Sandy and to develop recommendations to correct them. U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, … The post FEMA Launches Task Force to Examine Superstorm Sandy Issues appeared first on…

Florida-based Patriot National announced its acquisition of Missouri-based Corporate Claims Management, Inc. (CCMI), a multi-line provider of claims administration, with 2014 revenues of $6.5 million. Founded in 1992, Corporate Claims Management provides the risk management community with claims administration services … The post Patriot National Acquires Corporate Claims Management appeared first on Claims Journal. Source:…

Last Monday, a Texas district judge put on hold a hospital operator’s efforts to seek a worker’s compensation claim for a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first U.S. patient to succumb to the deadly disease. State District … The post Texas Judge Halts Ebola Nurse Worker’s Comp Claim appeared first on Claims…