Workers Compensation Subrogation

Gaining the Competitive Edge on Workers’ Comp Subro – White Paper published in Claims Journal

Gain the Competitive Edge by Strengthening Your WC Subrogation Results By Kathleen Smith CSRP & Donna Geraghty The degree of difficulty for many Workers’ Compensation claims adjusters to focus on the subrogation aspects of the claims assigned to them is rather high.  Subrogation recognition and Third-Party recovery are definitely areas often missed by over-burdened Workers’ […]

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Negotiating a Worker’s Compensation Lien

The Challenge: The claimant was injured in a motor vehicle accident while working in the State of CT. The claimant sustained extensive injuries and underwent multiple surgeries. The gross lien Spartan was pursuing against the third-party action was $39, 398.77. The carrier for the tortfeasor tendered their policy of $100,000. The Outcome: The claimant’s attorney […]

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16 Barriers to Successful Subrogation Recovery

A variety of factors can preclude successful subrogation outcomes and recovery results can vary greatly when any of these factors become a barrier. Some of these issues can be addressed through education, while others create challenges for all involved. The recovery specialist is responsible for making a convincing argument as to how and why the claim facts […]

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Workers’ Compensation Client – Closed File Review – Lien Recovery

The Challenge: The underlying WC claim arose out of two separate accidents which both occurred in February of 2006.  The first loss occurred on the 10th and the second on the 19th.  In both accidents the claimant’s vehicle was rear-ended and she sustained neck-related injuries as well as thoracic strain and a litany of low […]

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Workers’ Compensation Closed File Review

The Challenge: This workers’ compensation claim was identified by Spartan via a closed file review and involved a Claimant who suffered an injury to his right ear/hearing due to an explosion while working on property owned by a subcontractor in North Carolina. The Worker’s Compensation carrier paid $20,815.88 in medical and indemnity payments. The carrier […]

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Hidden Workers Compensation Recoveries

How many Workers’ Compensation adjusters, in addition to focusing on the loss evaluation and adjustment process are able to also focus on the recovery aspects of the claims assigned to them?  Subrogation and Third-Party recovery is definitely an area often missed by over-burdened Workers’ Compensation claim handlers working tirelessly to make sure statutory medical bills […]

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Missed Workers Compensation recovery opportunities

Workers’ Compensation Direct Action claims are definitely an area often missed by over-burdened workers’ compensation claim handlers working tirelessly to make sure statutory medical bills and indemnity payments are made timely, or argued in front of the WCB.  Workers’ Comp Adjusters are also challenged with time management relative to determining ANCR (Accident, Notice and Causal […]

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Building a successful subrogation program

Approximately 15% of claims are closed without identifying subrogation opportunities. Read More

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Think Subro!

Many companies and self-insureds frequently leave large quantities of revenue unrecovered each year by failing to properly pursue subrogation interests.  read more here

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