CRMBC NEWS
Strong Defense Encouraged in Stress Claims
California -- Strong Defense Encouraged in Stress Claims By Greg Griggs, Editor Reprinted courtesy of WorkCompCentral Inc The key to defending against stress add-ons in disability cases is good claims handling and comprehensive depositions, suggests the guy who handles comp for "The Happi...
The CA Recess Update from Workers' Compensation Action Network
Last week, California lawmakers began their summer recess, despite the fact that July 1 marked the start of a new fiscal year and California does not have an approved state budget. In the run-up to run out for summer break, however, lawmakers did deal with a flurry of legislation, including worker...
CRMBC Energy Program: Natural Gas Update
OVERVIEW More than 600 restaurants including McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, IHOP, Sizzler, KFC, Panera Bread and many others as well as several country club operations have signed up to buy energy through the CRMBC Energy Program. NATURAL GAS In late 2009 and early 2010, the ch...
California Restaurant SIG Seen as Model for Health Reform
The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corporation (CRMBC), a self-insured group workers’ compensation plan, has been so successful that it has been nominated by a prominent journalist to serve as a model solution for broad healthcare reform. Peter Roff, writing for the FOXNews website, ...
Self-Insurance a Local Engine for Economic Development
We’ve all heard that old adage “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” That saying can apply today to the self-insurance industry. Self-insurance isn’t broken, but it is always in jeopardy of falling into despair unless the self-insurance industry and insurance regula...
Two San Diego Men Plead No Contest on WC Fraud Charges
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Two San Diego Men Plead No Contest in Workers' Compensation Fraud CasesDuo Agree to Forgo $60 Million in Medical Liens and Bills Pending at WCABCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that David Wayne Fish, 47, of San Diego and Birger ...
CRMBC Wins Fourth Conviction for Work Comp Fraud
California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corporation Steps Up Enforcement EffortsSacramento, CA – January 18, 2010 – The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corporation (CRMBC) announced today its 4th conviction for Workers’ Compensation fraud against an employer member.Tamisha Carson...
SIGs! Winning in the Soft Market
This soft market seems unending. Despite rising cost trends (obesity, medical inflation, aging workforce, high unemployment), workers’ compensation rates and premium continue to decrease (albeit at a slower rate) as competition remains intense for top line and market share. These “...
Fox News: "Why Self-Insurance Is the Answer to Our Health Care Mess"
The real way to fix our health care mess is to follow a self-insurance model.Despite its current problems, the U.S. economy is still the envy of the world, largely because it is still more or less governed by an entrepreneurial spirit. The idea that a person with a new idea or a better idea can, as ...
CRMBC Wins Third Work Comp Fraud Conviction
The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corporation (CRMBC) announced today another conviction for felony Workers’ Compensation fraud committed against one of its employer members. Armando Landa pleaded guilty in Ventura County to one count of Work Comp fraud after being arrested for collecti...
