Staff Spotlight – Kayla Park
Get to know Insured Solutions’ project manager Kayla Park with this Q&A! Q: Where you were born? A: I was born in Duluth, GA, on March 29 at Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital. Q: Where did you go to school? A: I went to North Gwinnett High School, but graduated from homeschool a year before my […]
The Duty to Care
As an employer, you have a duty to your employees, the biggest of which is to care. Sounds simple, right? Unfortunately, it isn’t always and if you shirk your duty, you can find yourself in a heap of trouble if an injury suit comes up. Things to Care About There is a list of legal […]
Claim Reporting Basics, Part 3: The Claim Reporting Trap
This is a continuation of our four-part series on claims reporting. Missed Part 2: Reporting of Injuries by the Employer? Click here! “I think I’m injured!!” As an employer, those should be the most chilling words you can think of. Not just because you care about your employees as people, but because those words can cost […]
Claim Reporting Basics, Part 4: Rules of Claim Reporting and Notice To Employees
Claim Reporting Basics, Part 4- Rules of Claim Reporting An employee might report an injury to you, and your response is to tell him to walk it off and get back to work — it’s just a little strain. But, you know what? The degree of the injury is not up to you to […]
Claim Reporting Basics, Part 2: Reporting of Injuries by the Employer
This is a continuation of our four-part series on claims reporting. Missed Part 1: Introduction to Claims Reporting? Click here! As the employer, which injuries should you report? The answer is simple: all of them! Now, we’re not talking about paper cuts here or a stubbed toe from kicking the copy machine, when it refuses to […]
Workers’ Comp Fraud: Is It a Big Deal?
Workers’ compensation, when managed properly and honestly, is a vital form of insurance that protects employees who are injured on the job through no fault of their own. When the injury is especially grave and/or requires significant time away from the job, workers’ comp becomes all the more important. But the main issue with workers’ […]
Claim Reporting Basics, Part 1
When it comes to workers’ compensation, claims reporting is one of the most difficult subjects to try and wrap your head around. But understanding it is vital so that you don’t make a mistake that could end up costing you in the end. Let’s learn a little more about it, shall we? No matter where […]
Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Expected to Rise 4% in Coming Years
Do medical costs ever go down? It would be a welcome and unexpected pleasure if they did, but don’t count on it happening anytime soon. According to a recently released briefing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, medical costs in workers’ comp claims are expected to rise over the next couple of years. This […]
Claim Reporting: Guidelines, Warnings, and Tools
This is one of the most critical subjects you will ever try to understand about Workers Compensation. Yet, it is not a subject that screams out to you at the moment of your possible fatal mistake, a mistake all too often made when using employer based logic. Each state obligates employers to report every injury, […]