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		<title>A New Leaders Speak!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the continuation of our “Leaders Speak” series with another installment from Brandy Davis, RN, CLNC, Director of Quality Solutions, Compliance, and Provider Relations at Emperion. Read Brandy&#8217;s new article at WorkCompWire now! If you missed Brandy&#8217;s first post, &#8220;A New Adjuster’s Guide to IMEs: Things we Take For Granted with&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/a-new-leaders-speak-davis/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CompLinks: 10/6/26</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Building Better Workers’ Compensation Outcomes Through Trust and Accountability Carrier Chronicles National Comp 2026: Predicting and Preventing Workplace Violence Risk &#038; Insurance Herbert Van Patten: The Art of Followership Deconstructing Comp Podcast Editor&#8217;s Note: These links lead&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/complinks-10-6-26/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Brandy Davis: The New Adjuster’s Guide to IMEs, Part 2: Building Claims Judgment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Brandy Davis, RN, CLNC, Director of Quality Solutions, Compliance, and Provider Relations, Emperion In Part 1 of this series, we covered the mechanics of an IME – what happens once one is ordered, what a physician looks at, and what separates a quality IME partner from one that’s just filling a request. That’s the&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/brandy-davis-the-new-adjusters-guide-to-imes-part-2-building-claims-judgment/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sanderson Settlement Solutions Announces Launch for Strategic Settlement Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bradenton, FL &#8211; Sanderson Settlement Solutions LLC recently announced its launch as a sister company to Sanderson Firm PLLC. A newly established separate and independent company, Sanderson Settlement Solutions is not a law firm; its focus is to provide specialized settlement-related services designed to address the evolving needs of property and casualty carriers and self-insureds,&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/sanderson-settlement-solutions-announces-launch-for-strategic-settlement-services/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Guidewire Names Dan Brown as Chief Product Officer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[San Mateo, CA &#8211; Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) recently announced the appointment of Dan Brown as Chief Product Officer. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mike Rosenbaum, Brown will lead Guidewire product strategy and execution, leveraging his deep experience in successfully building and scaling enterprise software organizations, to embed AI across Guidewire&#8217;s suite of core applications and&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/guidewire-names-dan-brown-as-chief-product-officer/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NSC Joins OSHA National SIF Prevention Alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC &#8211; The National Safety Council recently announced its participation in the National Serious Injury and Fatality Prevention Alliance, a collaborative initiative formed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reduce incidents and deaths in the workplace by providing employers with training and resources to help identify and eliminate high-risk hazards. The&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/nsc-joins-osha-national-sif-prevention-alliance/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WorkCompRecap: Another Acquisition!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s issue of WorkCompRecap features Ethos&#8217;s announcement that it has acquired IME, Inc. (Integrated Medical Evaluations, Inc.), a national provider of independent medical evaluations, chart reviews, and medicolegal support services. Ethos noted that it expects the acquisition to meaningfully strengthen its national independent medical evaluation capabilities and broaden the scope of medicolegal solutions available to&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/workcomprecap-another-acquisition-18/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ethos Announces Acquisition of IME, Inc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Petersburg, FL &#8211; Ethos recently announced its acquisition of IME, Inc. (Integrated Medical Evaluations, Inc.), a national provider of independent medical evaluations, chart reviews, and medicolegal support services. IME, Inc.’s platform spans IME scheduling and coordination, medical record retrieval and processing, coordination of expert testimony, and access to an extensive network of credentialed physicians.&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/ethos-announces-acquisition-of-ime-inc/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WI Worker’s Comp Premiums to Decline for 11th Straight Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Madison, WI &#8211; The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) recently announced that Wisconsin employers on average will pay 1.97% less in worker&#8217;s compensation insurance rates, saving an estimated $36 million for policies over the coming year. The lower rates reflect Wisconsin employers&#8217; attention to workplace&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/wi-workers-comp-premiums-to-decline-for-11th-straight-year/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Mutual Announces New Vice President of Austin Operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Austin, TX &#8211; Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced the promotion of John Grube to vice president of regional operations for Texas Mutual&#8217;s Austin region, effective May 2026. In this new role, Grube will direct and coordinate all regional office operations, including underwriting, claims, safety services, premium audit and business development. “John brings a proven&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/10/texas-mutual-announces-new-vice-president-of-austin-operations/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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