SWCB and PERMA Reach Agreement in Licensing Fight

The staff of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board and the Public Employer Risk Management Association have reached an agreement in the licensing dispute involving PERMA's third-party administrator.PERMA announced on its website last Friday that the agreement calls for Northeast Association Management Inc. to submit an application for a one-year, conditional, third-party administrator's license.Officials of PERMA and the state board met earlier this month to discuss the board's refusal to renew NEAMI's license. PERMA President John Nielsen said before the meeting t...