Don Barthel

Donald Barthel is a founding partner of Bradford & Barthel, LLP, an industry leader in the aggressive defense of Workers' Compensation, Subrogation, and Employment, and Labor matters. His entire legal career has been dedicated to the defense of employers' rights in the arenas of labor law, employment law, and workers' compensation.

Most Recent

Ogilvie: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

By

All Articles

Terminating Your Temporary Disability Defense

By

Terminating an injured worker is just about the surest way of inspiring the injured worker and applicant's counsel to push for the full 2-year temporary disability cap. You can bet your bottom dollar that temporary disability — retro and continuing — will quickly become an expensive, hard-fought issue. What do you need to know to avoid the temporary disability trap?|

100 Percent Trouble: The Expensive Future of PD

By

"Illegals’" Entitlement to Voucher/PD Increase - To Pay or Not to Pay?

By

Six Things

algorithm

Beware the Algorithm!

By Paul Carroll

Lawyers and consumer advocates are demonizing algorithms any time a decision goes against a policy holder. Let's talk about them less.

How to Navigate Social Inflation

Facing increasingly complex claims, insurers must modernize, shift their cultures to prioritize efficiency and empathy, and seek legal reforms. 

1

Managing Loss Control With Location Intelligence

By combining historical aerial imagery, property condition data, and AI, insurers can optimize underwriting, inspections, and fraud reduction.

2

A Practical Approach to AI in Insurance

Insurers can use AI to solve specific problems without causing major disruptions.

3

AI in Insurance: Balancing Innovation and Caution

AI's potential to transform insurance clashes with the industry's risk-averse nature, creating a complex landscape for insurers to navigate.

4

Why Obesity Rates Won't Stop Rising

The government must partner with organizations and insurers to increase the availability of obesity medications.

5

How Business Rules Engines Can Slash Time to Market

The systems streamline the management of business rules, letting insurers adapt swiftly and efficiently without the need for intervention by IT. 

6

ITL Recommends

How Brokers Can Optimize Their Carrier Strategies

The Five Things Agencies Must Do Before the Hard Market Ends

By

ice cube

Beyond Silos: Strengthening Operational Resilience with Integrated Risk Management

By

square cube light

A Novel Approach to Curbing Healthcare Costs

By

Insurance Thought Leadership

al lewis interview

Realignment in Insurance: Business Models, Product, Value-Added Services

By

ITL Partner: Majesco

looking glass

Geospatial Technology Helps Combat Wildfire Threat

By

Antoine Rostand

Aerial Photography of Road Through Forest

How to Tackle Key Insurance Claims Challenges

By

City, Window, Architecture image.

Why Obesity Rates Won't Stop Rising

By

Close-up Photo of a Stethoscope