Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
After eight days away, time to catch up on the goings on. Lots happened, beginning with the non-renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, aka TRIA. Mark Walls’ solid summary of the non-event that is a big event is here; … Continue reading Monday morning catch-up
Read More...Here’s what happened last week. First, the election. A thorough butt-kicking to be sure. Now, we will see if the two very distinct wings of the Republican party can work together. With almost all of the moderate Dems losing their elections, projected majority … Continue reading Monday catch-up
Read More...This year’s RIMS conference is in Philly once again, and by the looks of the exhibit floor there’s a lot going on. Here’s a few of the news bytes circulating around the floor. – TPA TriStar is acquiring REM, continuing … Continue reading Report from RIMS – day one
Read More...Here, in no particular order, are a few of the more interesting goings-on in the work comp space these days. Eileen Auen, CEO of PMSI, was named one of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch for 2010. I first met Eileen … Continue reading A random walk down work comp lane
Read More...The 2007 numbers are in, and once again AIG is the largest writer of WC in the US. They are followed by Liberty Mutual, Zurich, the Travelers and Hartford, with theCalifornia state fund dropping out of the top five. The … Continue reading Workers comp market share
Read More...MedRisk and Medata just announced the former has acquired the latter. Pretty interesting move…note I’ve worked with Medata in the past and worked with Medrisk for decades – and still do. The official release is below – here’s my take. … Continue reading MedRisk acquires Medata
Read More...Sorry to end the week on a bad note – kudos to Texas’ Department of Workers’ Comp for highlighting workplace mass shootings in their just-concluded annual conference. The presentation is here. The Lone Star state is all too familiar with … Continue reading Work comp and workplace mass shootings
Read More...I know – who woulda believed it? Nothing like an end-of-the-year deadline and a looming change of power in the House of Representatives to motivate elected officials. Here are the big items and what it means for you. Hint – … Continue reading Congress actually gets good stuff done!
Read More...Here’s a quick-albeit-still-somewhat-up-in-in-the-air take on how the midterms may/will impact healthcare. Much depends on final results in several key elections (Senate in GA, NV, : Medicare and Medicaid Drug prices – Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will reduce seniors’ drug prices; … Continue reading Medicare, drug prices, abortion and medical debt – Midterms’ impact on healthcare –
Read More...“Plan” is in quotes because as of now, it’s not legislation – just a list of programs and funding mechanisms that are very much a work in progress. It’s anyone’s guess if any legislation will actually become law…although as of … Continue reading Massacres, mental health, and the Senate’s “plan”
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