Workers' Compensation News
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Anthony Salvino Appointed Comp Judge | 11/24/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Anthony P. Salvino, former chairman of the workers’ compensation group at the law firm of White and Williams, was appointed to serve as a workers’ compensation judge by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Workers’ Compensation Office of Adjudication. ...Read More | |||
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Another Month, Another Hearing on Bill Review and Dispute Rules | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has scheduled another hearing and workshop to discuss potential changes to rules for reimbursement disputes and insurer authorization. ...Read More | |||
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AGC Self-Insurers' Fund Announces $18.5 Million Dividend | 11/19/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self-Insurers’ Fund announced that an $18.5 million dividend will be returned to qualifying members in March. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Names Steve Shappell EVP of Specialty Claims and Legal | 11/17/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services announced that Steve Shappell joined the company as executive vice president of specialty claims and legal. ...Read More | |||
| Annual Updates to AMA Impairment Guides Will Face Rough Waters Ahead | 11/16/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Impairment ratings will face intense scrutiny and potential upheaval as the American Medical Association embarks on an ambitious program to update its rating guides every year with extensive input from stakeholders. ...Read More | |||
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AMA Releases CPT Codes for Coronavirus Vaccine | 11/13/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The American Medical Association on Thursday announced two Current Procedural Terminology codes for coronavirus vaccines and four new codes for administering the vaccine. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros Names New CEO; Former Chief Executive to Stay On as Board Chairman | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation set-aside administrator Ametros has a new CEO, the company announced in a news release Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Actuaries Work to Keep Up With Changing Presumption Laws | 11/09/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation presumption rules were supposed to eliminate some of the debate about compensability for certain illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Creates Company to Focus on Excess and Surplus Coverage | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Applied Underwriters on Thursday announced the creation of Applied Specialty Underwriters LLC to focus on excess and surplus coverage throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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A Fifth of Comp Claims Are Now COVID-Related — and Rising | 11/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A fifth of all workers' compensation claims filed in Minnesota this year are for COVID-19 illnesses, a number that a safety expert called surprisingly high. ...Read More | |||
