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Can Health Insurance Rebates Affect Workers’ Comp Premiums?

Employment Practices Liability, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Workers' Compensation

Can Health Insurance Rebates Affect Workers’ Comp Premiums?

Since 2012, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required insurers with a certain medical loss ratio (MLR) to issue a rebate to employers. Depending on the way the rebates are distributed, businesses may end up paying more for workers’ compensation insurance. Medical Loss Ratio The MLR provision of the ACA states that insurers must spend [...]

By adminipoa|November 25th, 2014|Categories: Employment Practices Liability, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Workers' Compensation|Tags: ACA, Health Insurance|

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Obesity and Workers' Compensation Costs

Employment Practices Liability, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Insurance Rates, Risk Management, Worker Safety, Workers' Compensation

Obesity and Workers' Compensation Costs

A study conducted by the Duke University Medical Center found that obese workers file twice as many workers’ compensation claims, were absent from work 13 more days from a work-related injury and had seven times higher medical costs for claims than the average non-obese employee. Obesity is bad not only for the individual and his [...]