Nexus is pleased to announce our participation as an exhibitor and sponsor at the 2017 National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference. This year’s NWCDC exhibition will be held at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center and Resort in Las Vegas. We hope you will join the Nexus team as we host the sponsored Keynote Breakfast opening…
Nexus will be participating in the national Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week, November 5-11. This week-long celebration of compliance and ethics is a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on the importance of compliance and ethics for organizations nationwide. Companies across the country utilize this designated week for compliance staff to build awareness in ways…
“Consumer education is a key element in understanding the role of an Independent Review Organization and what a medical provider may or may not be responsible for in the review process. Reviewer anonymity is a critical factor in protecting the independent and unbiased status of the medical reviewer in the IRO/appeals process.” — Ed Bolton,…
NAIRO officially appointed three prominent industry experts to key posts this May. One of the three executives assuming leadership positions on the NAIRO board is Nexus CEO, Ed Bolton. Mr. Bolton, who previously served as Chair of NAIRO’s Membership and Marketing Committee, will be taking over as Vice President of the Association. Mr. Bolton has…
The Nexus team will be headed to Philadelphia to attend the 2017 RIMS Conference April 22-27th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition is the premier industry four-day event that offers more than 100 educational sessions and keynote presentations. Over 10,000 risk professionals, business executives, risk managers, brokers, insurers, employers…
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has given contingent approval for an overall statewide workers’ compensation rate increase of 14.5 percent to take effect Dec. 1, 2016. The rate increase is in response to two recent Supreme Court rulings undoing reforms passed in 2003 and rocking the state’s workers’ compensation system. In the Sept.…
Alabama has the highest level of prescription opioid use in the country, and companies that make the painkillers and their allies have hired an average of 18 lobbyists annually in the state since 2006 to push their policies. A joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found that companies that…
Consolidation in the insurance industry means Medicaid beneficiaries have fewer coverage options under managed care, according to a new analysis from PWC. Following the 26% growth in Medicaid over the past two years due, in part to expansion under the Affordable Care Act, 75.2 million Americans, or 23.4% of the nation’s population, are now enrolled…
What is servant leadership? How can you benefit from it? Serving at its core meaning is setting aside your own needs and desires, in order to aid or assist others with their needs. Notice I did not mention “wants”, it is all about helping others achieve their legitimate needs. The benefits to you are endless.…
By Dennis Tierney, Senior Vice President, Director of Workers’ Compensation Claims, Marsh In the many meetings, forums, and conferences that I attend throughout the year, one question consistently gets raised and discussed between insureds, insurers, brokers and claims professionals: Is there value to conducting a claims review? It is a question that seems to have…
