Plaintiff Attorneys Pushing for Removal of Proposed Check-to-Claimant Rule

West Virginia stakeholders will have another chance next week to weigh in on a controversial proposed rule by the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner that would allow employers and insurers to send benefit checks directly to claimants – instead of their attorneys. An update on the proposed rule change to the Claims Management and Administration section of the state’s workers’ compensation rules is on the agenda for the Workers’ Compensation Industrial Council meeting on Nov. 6. Andrew Pauley, general counsel for the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, will deliver...