Workers' Compensation News
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Kentucky Agent Sent to Prison for Fraud
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08/29/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A former insurance agent who admitted pocketing $13,000 in insurance premiums from customers has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
William Kerry Browning, 58, of Brownsville, pleaded guilty in Edmonson Circuit Court to 10 felony counts of insurance fraud.
In each case, Bro...Read More
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Ky. Firm Fined $100,000 for Premium Fraud
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08/25/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A company that supplies temporary workers for underground coal mines pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Kentucky court to a felony count of insurance fraud, the state's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet announced.
Boone Mountain Services Inc., of Jackhorn, Ky., was charged with makin...Read More
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Kentucky DOL Boosts Mileage Reimbursement
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08/24/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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An emergency regulation was filed Thursday that temporarily raises the mileage reimbursement rate to 38 cents per mile until Oct. 1.
The rate will be reviewed again and set for the fourth quarter of 2005, according to the Kentucky Department of Labor.
Source: Kentucky DOL
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Key Comp Bills Pending Final Votes
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08/23/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0
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Bills that would put a lid on costs for repackaged drugs, require all roofers to buy workers' compensation coverage and penalize insurers who fail to pay ordered awards are among measures pending final votes by California lawmakers before the state Legislature adjourns early next month.
St...Read More
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Keenan Signs Contract with PSIMedica
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08/23/2005
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Keenan & Associates and PSIMedica announced that last week that they have signed a "strategic contract" that allows Keenan to use PSIMedica's CKM technology to support its employee benefits consulting practice and Keenan HealthCare Division.
"Informatics business intelligence and solutio...Read More
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Ky. Board OKs Safety Reg for Home Builders
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08/22/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has approved a regulation to protect home-construction workers from falls, which are a leading cause of injury and death.
The rule-making represents a shift for Kentucky, which had 12 fatalities last year on construction sites. Fo...Read More
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Knoxville Company Presented With SHARP Award
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08/16/2005
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State: TN | Segment: Safety | 0
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Fi-Shock Inc. of Knoxville received one of Tennessee's highest safety honors recently for demonstrating excellent safety in a high-hazard industry, the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced.
A SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) award was pre...Read More
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Kreidler to Speak at Broker Luncheon
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08/08/2005
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State: WA | Segment: Events | 0
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will be the keynote speaker at the PNW Chapter Annual Meeting and Luncheon to be held at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle on Tuesday, Nov. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m., IBA West said.
The theme for this year's luncheon is Business Ethic...Read More
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Kansas Casting Plant Fined $400K by OSHA
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08/04/2005
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State: KS | Segment: Safety | 0
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Federal OSHA inspectors have cited AmeriCast Technologies Inc. of Atchison, Kan., for 59 alleged safety and health violations that carry combined penalties of $400,000.
The proposed fine is one of the largest imposed this year by OSHA, and it follows a February inspection of the foundry cas...Read More
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Kansas Distributes $8.5 M to Firefighters Relief Fund
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07/26/2005
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State: KS | Segment: Other | 0
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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced Monday that $8.5 million will be distributed this year to the Firefighters Relief Fund this year, which is used to assist firefighters and their families when accidents or death occur in the line of duty.
"This fund is crucial to assist ...Read More
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