Cyber Insurance Prices Increase for Local Governments Due to Attacks
One of the sectors being hit the hardest by cyber attacks is the public or government sector. Due to tight budgetary concerns, this sector is getting targeted by hackers due…
Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates Continue to Freefall
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) last week filed a rate decrease order effectively reducing workers’ compensation rates in Florida effective January 1’st 2023 by 8.4%. This marks the…
Amazon to Buy Primary Health Care Provider for $3.9 Billion
Amazon’s latest acquisition deepens the retailer’s presence in health care. On Thursday, July 21, Amazon reached a deal to acquire One Medical, a network of boutique primary care clinics, for…
A Cannabis Conversation With Mark Pew
Bringing Change to Workers’ Compensation – Opioids vs. Medical Cannabis The term “Thought Leader” has come to mean a person that demonstrates a level of expertise around certain issues and…
California Staffing Bill 2614 Passes Appropriations Committee
Amongst 5 other bills passed last Thursday May 19’th, the California House Appropriations Committee voted to pass AB 2614. According to today’s report in workcompcentral.com, a paid subscription service: “The…
We offer our sincerest appreciation and gratitude on this day
Each time Memorial Day passes, I feel an acute sense of appreciation for those that paid the ultimate price for the liberty each one of us enjoys. 1. lib·er·tythe state of…
California House Committees Focused on Staffing Firms – Workers’ Compensation Shifting of Liabilities
California Loophole in the Workers’ Compensation System A bill that can dramatically transform how business is being done in California is currently in play. Sponsored by California Assembly maker Freddie…
NCCI Reports a Strong Workers’ Compensation Marketplace
State of the Line Report Yesterday morning, the Chief Actuary of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”), Donna Glenn, presented the much-anticipated “State of the Line Report” at the…