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Is Obesity a Disability? - A U.S. look at a recent European case
By Patricia Bailer March 17, 2015English
Last year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in a case brought by a man who claimed he was fired because he was obese. Did the ECJ ruling take obesity to another level by classifying it as a disability and not just a co-morbid or contributing...
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Workers' Comp Performance: Teamwork Will Tip The Balance in 2014
By Diane BrownAugust 04, 2014English
There was a packed house at this year's National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Annual Issues Symposium to hear papers presented under the heading "Visualizing the Trends - An Industry Snapshot." As usual, presentations were rich...
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Exoskeletons - It’s Not “Iron Man” but They’re Becoming a Reality
By Charlie KingdollarJuly 24, 2014English
Exoskeletons are not easy to describe, but here it goes... They are battery-powered, wearable robotics, strapped onto the body to provide limb strength and mobility to legs and/or arms. They’re being marketed as an aid to increase worker production,...
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Workers’ Comp Has Some Health(care) Issues of Its Own
By Diane BrownJuly 19, 2014English
On the surface the Workers’ Compensation segment looks like it is in good health. The preliminary CY combined ratio declined 7 basis points to 101% in 2013, compared with 2012. Yet, the rating agency A.M. Best maintains its negative outlook on...
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Decisions, Decisions – Keeping Casualty Carriers Clued In
By Craig Beardsley July 10, 2014English
From sexual molestation to social host, ridesharing, dog bites and even backyard zip lining, our most recent Casualty Matters examined a range of important court cases that could be relevant to personal and commercial lines underwriters. Take the Pennsylvania...
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First U.S. Case of Illness Arising From Occupational Exposure to Nanomaterials
By Charlie KingdollarJune 04, 2014English
Gen Re has published past articles about the potential for occupational exposure to nanomaterials to cause latent illness. Recently, a study reported the first case in North America of a worker handling nanoparticles in a U.S. laboratory setting where...
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