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TRIA – the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act’s future

It appears increasingly unlikely that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act will be renewed in its present form. A report filed by Treasury Sec. John Snow claims the robust economy is justification for its’ position that the Act is no longer … Continue reading TRIA – the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act’s future

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Posted on July 1, 2005Author Joe PadudaCategories General Insurance Issues

Workers’s comp claims counts are decreasing

Workers’ Compensation claims counts are down again, reflecting an overall “macro” trend that has been persisting for over a decade. However, the types of claims that have been eliminated tend to be the smaller, less costly ones; overall they have … Continue reading Workers’s comp claims counts are decreasing

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Posted on June 24, 2005Author Joe PadudaCategories Workers Comp1 Comment

Why US health care costs are higher than other countries’

As we look around for “solutions” to the health care cost inflation problem, we often examine other countries to see how they are able to deliver better results in terms of health indicators (infant mortality, life expectancy, etc.) with so … Continue reading Why US health care costs are higher than other countries’

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Posted on April 8, 2005Author Joe PadudaCategories Health Care Issues

Taxation of health benefits

The Presidential Panel on Federal Tax Reform heard testimony from two economists that “federal tax subsidies to employers and employees for health insurance, flexible spending accounts and new health savings accounts do not promote the expansion of basic health coverage … Continue reading Taxation of health benefits

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Posted on March 25, 2005Author Joe PadudaCategories Health Care Issues

Coventry’s plans for work comp

Coventry Healthcare’s acquisition of FirstHealth (closed 1/28/05) was viewed with some concern by FirstHealth’s workers comp payer customers. Several of Coventry’s key management staff came from organizations that had divested workers comp managed care SBUs, causing speculation (on this blog … Continue reading Coventry’s plans for work comp

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Posted on March 16, 2005Author Joe PadudaCategories Workers Comp

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