The auto insurance industry’s fierce price competition is forcing rapid change. Auto insurance carriers who aren’t leveraging new technology and ideas to gain efficiency are losing the price war, and in turn, market share. For decades, these carriers have faced – and attempted to combat – rising medical costs. The traditional method of negotiating and […] Read More

As the workers’ compensation industry emerges from (learns to live with?) COVID-19, stakeholders are finding many of the same pharmaceutical issues we thought we left behind in 2019. In many states, opioids, compounds, topicals, and poorly controlled drug costs are back on the radar. Among the questions accompanying them is “to formulary or not to […] Read More

Example Decision Document Template Marcus Twohig Wed, 2021-12-08 09:43 This template is part of the National Exemption Framework document package and provides an indication of the type of document sent to applicants once the work health and safety regulator has made a decision about an exemption application. Off Model WHS Laws Model Work Health and […] Read More

Guide for Applicants for Exemptions Marcus Twohig Wed, 2021-12-08 09:44 This guide is part of the National Exemption Framework document package and explains the powers to grant exemptions from the requirements of the WHS Regulations. This guide should be read in conjunction with material provided by your state or territory WHS regulator. Off Model WHS […] Read More

Example Application for Exemption under the WHS Regulations Marcus Twohig Wed, 2021-12-08 09:40 This example application is part of the National Exemption Framework document package and provides an indication of the type of document which must be completed prior to lodgement of an exemption application to your jurisdictional work health and safety regulator. Off Model […] Read More

National Return to Work 2021 Survey initial findings Marcus Twohig Fri, 2021-12-03 15:45 06 Dec 2021 Safe Work Australia has published the 2021 National Return to Work Survey Headline Measures Report. The report provides an overview of key return to work measures captured in the 2021 National Return to Work Survey – Australia’s only national […] Read More