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2023 ERISA Litigation Compilation

What:

Join us for the next webinar in our MWL’s Health and ERISA webinar series! Join Attorneys Ryan Woody, Nancy Case, and Catherine Dowie for a guided discussion of the critical issues affecting the industry. Each month we’ll spend 10 minutes or so covering the latest case law developments, highlighting pending cases with the potential to alter your practice, and providing practice tips and take-aways. Each webinar will begin with case law updates and developments you should be aware of.

In this month’s practice tips segment, Ryan, Nancy, and Catherine will delve into the latest updates and crucial insights from the ever-evolving landscape of ERISA case law in our 2023 case law compilation. Our panel of seasoned legal experts will meticulously dissect key rulings, precedent-setting decisions, and emerging trends that will shape ERISA litigation and compliance strategies through 2024. Whether you’re a seasoned attorney, HR professional, benefits manager, or simply keen on staying abreast of the legal intricacies surrounding emerging subrogation and reimbursement strategies, this session promises to equip you with invaluable knowledge and actionable takeaways. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and navigate the complexities of ERISA subrogation and reimbursement issues with confidence. Register now to secure your spot!

Is there a topic you’d like to see addressed in this series, or a specific question you’d like answered during this webinar? E-mail Ryan Woody at rwoody@mwl-law.com.

Cost: Free to Attend

** This webinar will NOT provide CE or CLE, but it WILL provide valuable information for carriers who handle these types of claims.

Introduction to Workers’ Compensation Subrogation

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With 50 separate bodies of workers’ compensation law, this area of subrogation remains one of the most confusing and difficult to master. This introductory level course focuses on the basics of workers’ compensation subrogation – Who can bring a third-party action? Who qualifies as a third-party? How is a recovery allocated once recovery is made? Is the carrier’s lien reduced by the worker’s attorney’s fees and litigation costs? How and when can a carrier receive statutory credit for monies recovered by the worker and a reserve take down. This course is for claims handlers, in-house counsel, and subrogation professionals and is intended to introduce and provide a general understanding of workers’ compensation subrogation to assist in handling the subrogation issues encountered in today’s workers’ compensation subrogation marketplace.

Key topics to be discussed:

• Complexity of Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
• Key Questions in Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
• Allocation of Recovery in Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
• Strategies for Handling Workers’ Compensation Subrogation

Nuclear Negotiations: Tips and Tricks to Maximize

Effectiveness when Negotiating Claims

What:

The ability to negotiate is the most essential and marketable skill for successful subrogation professionals. Nearly all claims are resolved through negotiations, with over 97% of all claims resolving prior to litigation and 98% of litigated cases settling prior to trial. This presentation will focus on leading tips and tricks that can be used to maximize recovery on subrogation claims, bolstering the negotiating skills of all attendees and setting them up for long-term career success.

Top Ten Subrogation Mistakes Carriers Keep Making

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“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes,” Oscar Wilde famously said. Having represented the subrogation interests of insurance companies and self-insured companies for the past 34 years, we have seen enough bad subrogation decisions to create a concrete list of the ten most often repeated mistakes when it comes to effectively recognizing and pursuing subrogation. Frequently, these mistakes are disguised as corporate efforts to save money, streamline, or consolidate effort. Quite often, they turn into very expensive lessons. Whether we learn from these lessons is the true test of both our desire to optimize the recoveries we make and the lengths we will go to in order to provide the service – and in some states the “duty” – to our insured, for they often pay the price for missed subrogation opportunities. Across all lines of insurance, our mistakes and failures are gifts and guideposts in our learning and growth as insurance industry members. But, we can only take advantage of them if we recognize them. In this webinar, we highlight and discuss ways to avoid repeating the ten mistakes most costly and commonly committed in the fast-growing and demanding world of insurance subrogation.