Medical losses paid for California workers compensation claims remained relatively flat from 2012 to 2013, but payments for Medicare reimbursement and medical cost containment programs saw an uptick during that period, according to a new analysis.

New York-based AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has agreed to acquire Florida workers compensation insurer Comp Options Insurance Co. Inc., also known as OptaComp, AmTrust said Thursday.

State workers compensation systems could benefit from following Texas and adopting a closed drug formulary, according to a benchmarking report released Wednesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

The National Football League and lawyers representing former players who sued the league after suffering concussions during their careers announced a revised settlement offer Wednesday.