Cavalcade of Risk #94 is posted at My Wealth Builder. Among the many good posts, our friend Hank Stern offers some good news for the holiday season.
Our fellow blogger Joe Paduda was recently speaking at the Casualty Actuarial Society’s annual meeting on the topic of health reform and its impact on workers comp, and his remarks were covered by Insurance Journal. Paduda noted that, whether or not it gets enacted, health care reform is already having a major impact on workers’ comp. On the same topic, Roberto Ceniceros has a post about how healthcare reform is stalling some return-to-work advancements.
Jon Gelman on Genetics and Workers’ Compensation Claims. Also see our past posts on the topic: Brave new World and Genetic Testing And Workers Comp
Risk & Insurance has posted some interesting case law: In Michigan, a worker establishes asthma as compensable disability and in Colorado, a claim for a bad faith denial of benefits is considered to be separate and distinct from the underlying workers’ compensation entitlement claim and therefore is not precluded. However, an insurer can preclude certain issues in a subsequent proceeding.
We recently touted Mark Wall’s WC forum on LinkedIn as an excellent resource – but one feature that we neglected to mention is an active job board, where members can post a job or find a job. That’s a natural use for LinkedIn, particularly in today’s tough times – register for the Forum.
Winter safety tips from BLR Daily Advisor: Cold Weather Hazards: Are Your Workers at Risk? and Brrr-ing Down the Risk of Cold-Related Injuries
Finally, this item made us wonder if the North Pole’s workers’ comp coverage includes stress?
Tags: bad faith, cold weather, genetics, healthcare reform, LinkedIn, Michigan, winter
