The articles below contain information relating to the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Industry. This includes workers’ comp insurers, premium information, information for employers, and the most common injuries. It also includes information about which professions are most often injured on the job.
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Ten Largest Workers’ Compensation Insurers in Maryland
Workers’ Compensation Insurance is big business. Many people think that workers’ compensation insurance is handled by the State of Maryland or the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Although MD does have a large regulatory role, and the WCC does play a large part in administration of claims, these two agencies are not the driving forces of workers’ […]
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Hartford Workers’ Compensation Claims
Hartford is the largest workers’ compensation insurer in Maryland besides Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund. Hartford Fire and Casualty Group, as of 2008, had an 11.23% market share. Nationwide, Hartford is the fourth largest workers’ compensation insurer, according to their website. The Hartford’s largest business unit handling workers’ compensation in Maryland is Twin City Fire Insurance […]
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Workers’ Compensation Act
The Workers’ Compensation Act The ultimate social philosophy behind the Workers’ Compensation Act is that is it wise to provide for a dignified, efficient form of protection to an injured worker for basic benefits rather than settling a dispute in court between two parties. The Maryland General Assembly first enacted the Workers’ Compensation Act in […]
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Number of Workers’ Comp Claims Filed in Maryland
In Maryland, there has been a steady increase in the amount of workers compensation claims filed each year. In 2009, there were a total of 22,622 claims filed. There was a 1.7% increase in those numbers in 2010 when 23,003 claims were filed. Similarly, there was a 1.6% increase for the 2011 fiscal year with […]
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Top Ten Most Common Workplace Injuries
Overexertion- This includes injuries related to pulling, lifting, pushing, holding, carrying, and throwing, this has consistently been the number one workplace injury. Slip or Trip and Falls- This mostly pertains to falls from wet or slippery floors. It also commonly covers elderly people slipping and falling due to snow covered pathways on their way to […]
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What Jobs Have the Most Workers’ Comp Injuries?
What jobs have the most work related injuries? We are sometimes asked – which jobs produce the most workers comp injuries? We also sometimes get asked a very different but related question: What are the most dangerous jobs? It’s tough to answer the question: what are the most dangerous jobs? Who defines dangerous? What constitutes […]
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Sedgwick Claims Management and Workers’ Comp
Sedgwick Claims Management NOTE: This page is not Sedgwick’s page. This is a page about Sedgwick. We are workers’ compensation lawyers. Here is what a recent visitor to this website said about Sedgwick: “I have been trying to work with sedtwick (sic) since June and have gone through multiple numbers and e-mails that suddenly stop […]
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Annual Report Summaries
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Annual Report 2013 Highlights and Process Improvements The following forms have been revised and reprinted this year: Authorization for Release of Medical Information, Motion to Compel Medical Authorization, Response to Motion to Compel Medical Authorization, Subpoena, Objection to Subpoena of Medical Records, and Request to Implead a Party. Now, the Commission […]
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The First Annual Top Maryland Firefighter Picture Awards!
In our job as workers’ compensation lawyers, we handle a great deal of public safety cases for law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders. (We also represent the 2,600 members of the Maryland Troopers Association.) We are consistently impressed with their work. When we found a law clerk browsing pictures of Maryland firefighters on the […]
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Gallagher Bassett Workers’ Comp
Who is Gallagher Bassett? Gallagher Bassett is a third-party administrator (TPA) that handles workers’ compensation claims for several thousand employers around the world. Companies hire Gallagher Bassett to manage and minimize what they must pay out on workers’ compensation claims. As a TPA, Gallagher Basset manages claims, information and medical costs, and provides consultation services on […]
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Key Risk
Key Risk helps employers manage workers compensation claims. Employers are out to make a profit. Any vendor they have hired for workers’ comp management exists to help them maximize profit. The profit maximization comes from a number of different arenas, but, mainly, at the expense of the injured worker. We’d certainly recommend you deal with […]
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2015 Maryland Workers’ Compensation Rates
Every year, the Maryland workers’ compensation rates are adjusted for inflation. For 2015, the rates are as follows: Temporary Total Disability – 2/3 of the average weekly wage, not to exceed $1005/week Permanent Partial Disability – 2/3 of the average weekly wage, not to exceed $1005/week The rate increased from $998 to $1005. The average […]
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Essential Worker Injury Statistics
More Maryland Essential Workers Were Hurt on the Job in 2021 Than Before the Pandemic Recently the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) released its annual report containing claim data, regulatory updates, and details on agency changes. The report, which covers the fiscal year July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, fulfills a legislative mandate to provide the […]
