Workers' Compensation News
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Towers Watson Appoints Regional Brokerage Leader
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08/03/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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Towers Watson said Tuesday it has appointed John P. “Jay” Woods III as North America regional leader of its brokerage business, effective Sept. 1. Woods, based in New York, will report to William Eyre Jr., managing director of Towers Watson’s brokerage business.Woods wi...Read More
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Texas Mutual Says 2 Indicted for Alleged Premium Fraud
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08/02/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Other
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Monday that a Travis County grand jury has indicted Premrock Commercial Drywall Ltd. Co., Timothy Castonguay of Arlington and Carlos Aguilar of Fort Worth on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Castonguay and Aguilar own and operate Pre...Read More
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Texas Mutual Begins Distributing $155 Million in Dividends
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07/28/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday it has begun distributing $155 million in workers’ compensation dividends to its policyholders. The carrier estimates that approximately 77% of its policyholders will earn a dividend based largely on their premium size, workplace safet...Read More
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Two More Towns Withdrawing From Herkimer County Pool
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07/28/2011
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York towns of Columbia and Newport have notified officials of Herkimer County they plan to withdraw from the county's shuttered self-insurance pool at the end of 2011, the Little Falls Times reported.The newspaper said the county is searching for an actuary to determine the t...Read More
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Two Firms Had Same Owner, but Wages from Only One Counted
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07/28/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The average weekly wages of a disabled tree trimmer who worked for two companies belonging to the same owner should be calculated using only the pay he received from the company that he was working for at the time of his injury, the Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled, substantially reducing the clai...Read More
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Texas Mutual Selects Guidewire ClaimCenter
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07/28/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has selected Guidewire Software's ClaimCenter product for its claims management system, Guidewire announced Wednesday.Guidewire, based in San Mateo, Calif., said in a press release that Texas Mutual’s existing claim system meets its needs for now, but...Read More
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Texas Mutual Pays $1.8 Million Dividend to Oil and Gas Association
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07/26/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Monday that it is paying a $1.8 million dividend to the Texas Oil and Gas Association safety group.The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio, Texas Mutual said.Texas Oil and Gas Association members have shared ...Read More
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Temp Agency Owners Convicted in Off-the-Books Payroll Scheme
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07/25/2011
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0
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The former owners of a Stoughton, Mass., temporary employment agency were convicted in federal court last week of making more than $25 million in unreported cash payments to workers in a scheme prosecutors said avoided $7 million in taxes and hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers' compensa...Read More
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Tooth Loss Statute Does Not Require Disfigurement, Court Rules
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07/19/2011
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A statute used by the Industrial Commission to award benefits for tooth loss does not require disfigurement, the Arizona Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Bridgestone Retail Tire Operations v. ICA, No. 1 CA-IC 10-0059, 7/14/11, published. Facts: Carl Truelock, a mechanic for ...Read More
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Tipped Crane Prompts 8 Citations, $70,000 in Fines
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07/18/2011
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued eight citations, with fines totaling $70,000, to Sun State Trees and Property Maintenance following an investigation of a February incident in which an overloaded 30-ton crane tipped over during the removal of a 40-foot tree behind a comme...Read More
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