Workers' Compensation News
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AGC Self-Insurers' Fund Returning $27.1M in Dividends | 11/10/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self-Insurers’ Fund announced that it will distribute a $27.1 million dividend in March. Members i...Read More | |||
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Average Medical Payments Higher Than Typical in 18-State Study | 10/27/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Average medical payments on claims with more than seven days of lost time in Indiana were higher than typical in a study of 18 states, according to a recent report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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ASIA Sets Annual Conference for Nov. 12 | 10/27/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Self-Insurers Association 2021 annual conference will explore the current legal and economic climate and its impact on state businesses. ...Read More | |||
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Air Ambulance Lawsuit Over Balance Billing Prohibition, Reimbursement Limits Dismissed | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida judge found that an air ambulance provider lacked standing to bring a lawsuit against the Office of Insurance Regulations to prohibit enforcement of a bill that requires health insurers to provide reasonable reimbursement for air transportation services and prohibits so-called balance b...Read More | |||
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After Initial Climb, Use of Telemedicine Declined With Reopening Efforts | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Telemedicine use tracked closely with emergency rules and state reopening efforts, according to a report by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Automobile Insurance Carrier Can't Reduce Coverage to Account for Money Refunded to Comp Carrier | 10/12/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the automobile insurance carrier for a worker killed in a traffic accident could not reduce its coverage to account for sums paid to the worker’s estate by his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier that were later returned....Read More | |||
| AM Best: Comp Outpacing P&C Lines, Outlook 'Negative' Over Pandemic Uncertainty | 10/08/2021 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AM Best said underwriters of workers’ compensation insurance in 2020 continued their trend of generating better profits than other property and casualty lines of business despite the effects of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Average Hospital Charge Ratio Increasing Slightly | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan’s average hospital cost-to-charge ratio will increase slightly Wednesday, according to an updated spreadsheet that the Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency posted to its website. ...Read More | |||
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After Contentious Legislative Session, Lower-Profile Comp Bills Head to Newsom's Desk | 09/21/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. ...Read More | |||
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Affirmative Defense Options Could Make or Break Employer's Case, Defense Attorneys Say | 09/20/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp attorneys with expertise in affirmative defense options are more likely to successfully defend an employer’s case against a claim, lawyers from a California firm said during a recent webinar. ...Read More | |||
