Workers' compensation systems have two main objectives: to help prevent occupational accidents and occupational diseases and to help insureds overcome the financial problems arising from them.
Many state systems have not been able to keep pace with developments in workers' compensation, which has led to an increasingly important role for the private insurance industry. »more
Occupational diseases are posing an ever-increasing challenge to workers' compensation systems. »more
In many economic systems, the idea of workers' compensation insurance first caught on with the advent of industrialisation. »more
An integral approach to the risk should include how disability is defined and assessed. »more
The inclusion of terrorism perils undermines the very purpose and concept of workers' compensation insurance. »more
Workers' compensation insurance generally enjoys a position of special socio-political importance. »more
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