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A couple days ago a shadowy equity “research” outfit that goes by the name Copperfield Research published what can only be described as a hatchet job, with CorVel the target. I’m no fan of CorVel – their business model makes … Continue reading Copperfield Research’s CorVel hatchet job

There’s a lot happening in the work comp industry: a hardening market; frequency ticking up; consolidation/mergers/acquisitions and buyouts; legislative and regulatory changes; and management moves. And all this against the backdrop of a very big election year. So here’s what … Continue reading What’s going to happen in workers comp this year?

There are three types of physicians – the few really good ones, the few really bad ones, and most who either aren’t good or bad, or you just don’t have enough information to tell. The problem with most networks is … Continue reading Where work comp networks are headed

Up until this week, it looked like this fall M&A in the work comp services sector was going to be at an all-time high. Now, with Greece in default, the Euro in serious trouble, and markets looking for yet another … Continue reading What’s with all the M&A activity in work comp?

Yesterday’s news release from UC Davis claiming that workers comp premium increases are due to underlying shifts in financial markets will almost certainly generate a lot of conversation. Here are quoted highlights with my comments in (parentheses). – a UC … Continue reading The UC Davis work comp study – What’s driving work comp premiums?

The last two speakers at IAIABC were Safety National’s Mark Walls and IAIABC Executive Director Greg Krohm. Mark’s major concern is health reform will lead to access problems, especially with specialists such as orthopods and neurosurgeons. This may lead to … Continue reading Mark Walls and Greg Krohm on the future of work comp

Three speakers in the final IAIABC session focused on the future of workers comp and factors affecting same. Allen Hunt of the University of Wisconsin started out discussing the factors contributing to the current deficit. In a nutshell, he doesn’t … Continue reading Work comp’s future – IAIABC’s closing session

While there weren’t a plethora of deals announced at RIMS last week, that’s not due to a lack of activity. The pending changes to tax rates (without another extension, capital gains will go up at the end of 2012) make … Continue reading M&A – what’s happening next in the work comp world?