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July 03 2009

Former Spitzer Lieutenant Takes Interim Helm of NYSID
 
 
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•   A former deputy attorney general under Eliot Spitzer will take over NYSID on the Fourth of July. - NY
•   Legislators passed bills to reauthorize Department of Insurance, issued highway bonds, and adjourned. - TX
•   Veteran comp judge Robert E. Beloten is viewed by most stakeholders as the practical solution to what has become a political problem at SWCB. - NY
•   Interim studies approved by Speaker Benge include 24-hour coverage and an overhaul of the workers' comp system. - OK
 
 
 
•   Insurance Superintend Eric Dinallo warned carriers this week that regulators may look at federal anti-terrorism, bribery and money-laundering laws. - NY
•   The Workers' Compensation Board acted within its discretion when it denied a request to reopen a claim, an appellate court ruled. - NY
•   The Workers' Compensation Division issued a revised bulletin about leasing companies' coverage requirements. - OR
•   The state's high court is considering a petition for review in an employer's premium dispute with State Fund. - CA
 
 
 
•   A police officer was acting within the course and scope of employment when he was injured while driving to meet with a fellow officer. - TX
•   A trial court should have sufficiently said why it granted a non-subscribing employer $10,000 in sanctions. - TX
•   CID has banned the inclusion of forms and underwriting guidelines in the filing of rates and rules by carriers. - CT
•   An injured worker has appealed an appellate court's decision to apportion her permanent total disability award to the state Supreme Court. - CA
 
 
 
•   The father of an East Memphis disc jockey shot to death by an off-duty sheriff's deputy has filed suit to collect death benefits. - TN
•   The Division of Industrial Relations will host a workshop to discuss regulations pertaining to recent legislation on July 17. - NV
•   The Florida Chamber of Commerce has chosen the prime Senate sponsor of the Murray bill 2009's 'Most Valuable Legislator.' - FL
•   SWCB said it has converted the electronic version of its doctor's progress report from HTML to Adobe format. - NY
 
 
 
•   3 doctors have been removed from SWCB's authorization list for the treatment of claimants. - NY
•   Workforce Development presents a program on misclassification issues Aug. 26 in Spencer. - IA
•   Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has selected a long-time official at the Office of Insurance Regulation to head life and health products review. - FL
•   Insurance department officials warn agents that scam artists may be posing as state regulators to steal information. - MO
 
 
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  The Division of Workers' Compensation hosts a 'safety summit' in College Station July 15. - TX
  Lee Lloyd selected president of programs unit for Crump Group property & casualty division.
 
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