Workers' Compensation News
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Ag Company Owner, Daughter to Serve Six Years for $2.5M Fraud Scheme | 02/25/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Merced agricultural company, and his daughter, will both serve six years in custody after they pleaded no contest to six felony counts of insurance fraud each in what the California Department of Insurance called a $2.5 million scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Auto Parts Maker Fined $15,604 for COVID Violations After Worker's Death | 02/25/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An auto parts manufacturer in Missouri was fined $15,604 for allegedly failing to implement or enforce recommended COVID-19 protections after a worker died from the virus. ...Read More | |||
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All 935 Meat Worker COVID Claims Denied, Newspaper Reports | 02/23/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite widespread media attention and complaints from workers, all 935 COVID-19 workers' compensation claims at Minnesota's largest meatpacking plants have been denied, according to the Star Tribune newspaper. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Announces Acquisition of Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance | 02/17/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Risk services firm Applied Underwriters announced Tuesday that North American Casualty Co. has acquired Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Co., according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Finalizes Centauri Insurance Acquisition | 02/09/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Risk services firm Applied Underwriters announced Monday it has officially acquired Florida-based Centauri Speciality Insurance Co. and Centauri National Insurance Co. ...Read More | |||
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A.I.M. Mutual Expands Coverage | 02/08/2021 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A.I.M. Mutual announced that it expanded its workers’ compensation coverage territory to include Rhode Island. The monoline workers&rsqu...Read More | |||
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AGs Announce $573M Settlement With McKinsey & Co. in Opioid Case | 02/05/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State attorneys general on Thursday announced a $573 million multistate settlement with McKinsey & Co. for work the consulting firm did to help pharmaceutical companies profit off the opioid epidemic. ...Read More | |||
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All but 4 Carriers Rank Average or Better in 2020 Review | 02/05/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| All but four of the 120 carriers that the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reviewed in its 2020 Performance Based Oversight assessments ranked average or better. ...Read More | |||
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AG Creates New Division to Focus on Labor Issues | 02/04/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the formation of the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section of the state Department of Justice, which will focus on issues including misclassification and wage theft. ...Read More | |||
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AmTrust Announces Additions to Cyber Insurance Team | 01/28/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced the addition of Jeffrey Batt and Michelle Ingrassia to its cyber insurance team. ...Read More | |||
