Throughout 2020, our experts and thought leaders will monitor, share and explore the common threads that connect us all, and keep you tied into how they evolve to help us all prepare for the future.
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Featured in the April issue of Claims Management magazine on page 18, Dave North describes how the college’s curriculum is designed to build upon the background and experience of those who attend. He also talks about the prominent role that the clai…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Sedgwick blog. As your host, I look forward to a rich and regular dialogue about the issues and opportunities that represent the present and future of high performance claims and productivity management servi…
Sedgwick’s Specialty Operations group had the chance to showcase its healthcare expertise in the Business Insurance article entitled, “Medicare Never-Event Rule Drives Hospital Patient Safety.” Both Tim Over and Ann Gaffey contributed to the piece t…
Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Kathryn Tazic, discusses creative approaches to settling workers’ compensation claims. She talks about the need to consider out of the box thinking when assisting injured workers. She goes on to describe how the use …
Sedgwick announced today that it is actively seeking more than 100 career-minded college graduates and other experienced candidates to fill new positions at its recently opened facility in the Coralville/North Liberty area.
Darrell Brown’s appointment to Sedgwick’s newly created Chief Performance Officer position is also featured by Business Insurance this week. The article outlines how he will work with company leaders to develop and oversee the measurement of dynamic…
Newly appointed Executive Vice President of Specialty Operations, Robert Johnson, is spotlighted by Business Insurance in its Up Close feature. The piece describes Robert’s goals for his new position as well as key challenges he sees facing the indu…
In this newly created position, Brown will work with company leaders to develop and oversee the measurement of dynamic quality and performance programs, processes, and systems to enhance Sedgwick’s best-in-class service delivery and customer experien…
Sedgwick Chief Operating Officer, Steve Penman, discusses his recent appointment and the various roles he has played since joining the company in 1978. In the Q&A feature, he stresses the importance of technology, the impact it has had on the claims …
The national ICD-10 initiative is a significant overhaul of the diagnostic and procedural medical coding system mandated by the federal government for use in the health care industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gather…
Since 1994, temporary total disability benefits (TTD) for Florida claims have been limited to only 104 weeks. A decision by the Florida First District Court of Appeal (DCA) now extends the payment of TTD benefits to up to 260 weeks, or five years.
We have identified a new viral video that has created a possible risk for our clients in the grocery, convenience store, restaurant, and retail sectors.