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FLASH: Employers Direct Stops Writing in California Is the beginning of the exit from California of the smart money as some have been predicting? Will other carriers follow. Here are the reasons for EDIC’s move and its strategy for a successful return. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: FLASH: SCIF SALE: It Might Happen The Governor’s office has convinced the democrats to sell parts of State Fund in order to balance the budget. But it is a flawed plan filled with intrigue. Here is the inside story. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: SF District Attorney Heats Up SCIF Investigation A search warrant is being executed in Northern California as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct by former board members and employees of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Click here for more details. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: State Recovers Additional Funds For Fremont Estate The California Department of Insurance today settled a series of lawsuits related to the failure and subsequent takeover of Fremont Indemnity. Click here to see what they're getting and from whom. Read more here ... More...

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Insolvencies Caused by Poor Regulatory Enforcement A study on what caused the rash of insurer insolvencies in the 90s is about to be released. Will we see more insolvent carriers in the future? Who or how many? Who created and caused the mess in the first place? Premium subscribers who click the link can find out what the researchers – maybe surprisingly - think about how it happened and who caused the insolvencies. Read more here ... More...

Duplicate Billings May Cost Employers Millions Finding new and even more novel ways to turn claims into dollars, some medical providers have found a way that actually works. Is it fraud, sloppiness or just life? Find out what one new study shows -- it sounds like ice cream cones -- by clicking this: Provider Fraud? Read more here ... More...

Lawsuits Net State Additional $37 Million from Fremont The state was able to squeeze a few added million out of the estate of Fremont General to help pay off the debts of the failed Fremont Indemnity. So just how deep is the hole now? Click here to find out. Read more here ... More...

Senate Committee Probes Combining Appeals Boards Governor Schwarzenegger is harkening back to an old idea, hoping to allay the budget crisis. Elimination of WCAB and OSHAB, or consolidation, or neither? That appears to be the question asked at a legislative hearing. Will it save money or sacrifice efficiency? Premium subscribers can click here to read all about it. Read more here ... More...

Another Nail for Wilkinson Another court of appeal has ruled on the issue of individual or combined permanent disability ratings. Did Mr. Forzetting and Dr. Vilkitis get what they deserved, or not? And how do the defense and employer communities feel about this? Premium subscribers can click on the link to find out: What does this mean for California employers? Read more here ... More...

Furlough Fight Continues in Courts It’s still early in the game between the unions and the governor regarding furloughs. You already know which side is doing what, but do you know who’s winning, who else has been sued, which department heads have to go through this, or if the union cares about anyone besides itself? Premium subscribers get to know the juicy details when they click Furlough Batters Battle. Read more here ... More...

Elimination of Workers’ Comp Wobblers Will Hamper DAs Stuck in a budget crisis and trying to cut back on penal costs, the state may make the work of prosecuting workers’ comp fraud even more difficult. Find out, if you’re a premium subscriber, what the governor proposes and its impact by clicking district attorneys. Read more here ... More...