Industry Insights
| Subrogating for More Than Your Lien | 08/11/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Douglas W. Lehrer Imagine subrogating for damages an insurance carrier didn't pay for. What's more, imagine subrogating for and actually recovering more than the amount of the claim you paid. Amazingly, both scenarios are possible for subrogating workers' compensation carriers in Wiscon...Read More | |||
| Second Appellate Decision Published in Accord with Costco v. WCAB | 07/28/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jake Jacobsmeyer The 1st Appellate District has ordered publication of a prior decision in one of the many pending cases on the old vs. new PDRS issues. In Zenith Insurance Co v. WCAB (Azizi), the court had issued its decision in the latter part of June reversing a ...Read More | |||
| Slash Red Tape to Aid Rocky Flats Workers | 06/16/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Denver Post Editorial Board A federal advisory committee charged with slicing through the red tape plaguing workers at the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant has labored long, only to bring forth a bureaucratic mouse. It's time for Congress to step in and help civilian...Read More | |||
| School's Out for Summer! Are You Ready for Vacation? | 06/16/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It's time to pack up the kids (and dog) and head out for that well-deserved vacation. Or, just suit up, and hit the pool. But, before we go, let's see what this semester's report card bears. Move to the head of the class (aka: use the new disability rating schedule) Sin...Read More | |||
| System Never Intended to Make Worker Whole | 06/16/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Paul Salisbury In regards to WorkCompCentral's June 12 article titled "CAAA Wants Awards for Zero Ratings," the argument appears to be that the current rating schedule using the American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines does not adequately compensate injured workers in the sense ...Read More | |||
| Subrogating Liability Claims | 05/19/2007 | ||
| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Gary L. Wickert When the subject of subrogation arises, we all too often think of property, workers' compensation, auto and/or health claims. However, our industry leaves a lot of recoveries on the table because many opportunities for liability subrogation go unnoticed and untapped. ...Read More | |||
| Status of Texas Work Comp Bills | 04/07/2007 | ||
| By: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Steven W. Nichols The 80th Texas Legislature convened on Jan. 9, and will be in session until May 28. A total of 58 workers' compensation bills have been filed. The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) is not a lobby organization and does not have a position for or against the ...Read More | |||
| State Fund Governance - A Proposal | 04/07/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By J. Dale Debber Given the recent news, one might think that the troubles at State Compensation Insurance Fund are over. Senior officers, including the president, have been dismissed, and industry veteran Lawrence Mulryan has been appointed as an interim leader. Once the major newspapers...Read More | |||
| Softball Game Injuries Occurred During COE | 04/07/2007 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry Rogak Matter of Bogert v. E.B. Design Air, Inc., NYLJ 3/27/07 (3d Dept 2007) This was an appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board, filed January 11, 2006, which ruled that claimant's injury arose out of and in the course of his employment and awarded ...Read More | |||
| Self-Employed Driver Not Required to Carry Work Comp, Gets No-Fault Benefits | 04/07/2007 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry Rogak Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. v Abdelhaq, 2007 NY Slip Op 00643, (Appellate Division, 2d Dept) Abdelhaq was a self-employed cab driver involved in a work-related auto accident. His insurer, Global Liberty, denied his no-fault claim on the grounds that workers...Read More | |||
