Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Calls for Largest-Yet Loss-Cost Decrease
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08/31/2015
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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With insurers paying out just 78 cents in benefits for every dollar they collect in premium in West Virginia, the National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 12.1% reduction in loss costs for the state.
The filing represents the single largest reduction in loss ...Read More
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Number of Claims Increase, Average Claim Costs Down
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08/28/2015
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oregon's Workers' Compensation Division reported carriers received 19,249 claims in 2014, compared to 18,702 in 2013, but the average claim cost dropped to $20,870 from $22,550.
The 8% decrease in average claim costs was driven mostly by lower medical costs paid per claim. Carrier...Read More
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New Reporting Requirements Effective Sept. 1
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08/27/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A set of new reporting requirements will go into effect Sept. 1, updating the technical protocols carriers use to submit data to the Texas Department of Insurance.
The amendments to the Texas Administrative Code include both changes to the way carriers will submit data and clarifications ...Read More
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NAIC Proposal Would Require Insurers to Audit TPAs
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08/26/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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As the insurance industry turns ever more toward outsourcing functions like specialty underwriting and claim adjusting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners wants states to keep a closer eye on third-party vendors.
The NAIC’s Financial Analysis Working Group, part of ...Read More
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Not all Civil Procedure Rules Apply in Comp System
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08/25/2015
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Iowa Workers' Compensation Commission is not following some of the updated Rules of Civil Procedure that became effective for state courts on Jan. 1, because they are not applicable to the state's system, the commission said in a memorandum posted on its website.
The memo says...Read More
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NCCI Files For Rate Reduction
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08/24/2015
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a rate change for Jan. 1, which it projects could reduce workers’ compensation premiums in Maryland, according to a July 28 release from NCCI.
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NCCI Files for Rate Reduction
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08/21/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a proposed rate change for Jan. 1 that it projects will reduce workers' compensation premiums by 2.2% -- and it may become an even steeper drop once Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty gets done with the rate filing.
NCCI is on...Read More
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Not Pleading Exclusivity Defense Changes Ruling
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08/21/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Missouri appellate court revived a boilermaker's lawsuit for his injuries from an allegedly dangerous condition at a power plant, finding the property owner was not entitled to summary judgment in its favor because it had not adequately pleaded its statutory employer defense.
Case: ...Read More
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No Mandamus Relief for Worker
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08/21/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to mandamus relief overturning a decision by the Industrial Commission that denied her request to add a psyche condition to her comp claim because she had an adequate alternative remedy at law.
Case: State ex rel. Johnson v. OSU...Read More
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