Workers' Compensation News
Abbott Appoints Former State Rep. Simmons to TMI Board | 01/31/2019 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Gov. Greg Abbott this week named former state Rep. Ron Simmons to the Texas Mutual Insurance Co. board of directors, the governor's office announced...Read More | |||
Audit Penalties Increase, Unpaid Benefits Fall to All-Time Low | 01/24/2019 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Although claim shops throughout California had the lowest amount of unpaid compensation since the Division of Workers’ Compensation started doing annual audits nearly two decades ago, penalty assessments still increased in 2017. ...Read More | |||
Asbestos Claims an Ongoing Drag on Insurer Profits | 01/22/2019 | ||
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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Even though asbestos has become highly regulated by the federal government, it’s still having an impact on property and casualty insurers’ balance sheets, and continues to be a source of workers’ comp claims. ...Read More | |||
Attorney's Filing Flub Didn't Allow for Review of Claim for Penalties | 01/22/2019 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an attorney’s failure to timely file a notice of appeal on all the necessary parties was fatal to the court’s ability to consider the merits of an injured worker’s claim for penalties. ...Read More | |||
Applied Underwriters Can't Compel Arbitration of EquityComp Dispute | 01/17/2019 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Applied Underwriters could not compel a disgruntled EquityComp customer to participate in arbitration. ...Read More | |||
Advertising for Seminar on EquityComp Program Didn't Violate Trademark Laws | 01/16/2019 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court ruled that the advertising for a workers’ compensation seminar on the controversial EquityComp program did not infringe upon Applied Underwriters’ trademarks. ...Read More | |||
Appellate Panel Tells Trial Court to Stop Delaying on Employer's Motion | 01/15/2019 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer that had waited for more than a year for a hearing on its motion to dismiss or transfer a workers’ compensation claim was entitled to a writ compelling the trial court to rule. ...Read More | |||
Alliant Promotes Jennifer Baumann to General Counsel | 01/14/2019 | ||
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Brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services has named longtime in-house counsel Jennifer Baumann its general counsel and corporate secretary. ...Read More | |||
After Months of Comments, DWC Posts Final Enforcement Action Rules | 01/11/2019 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
It took almost a year, but the squeaky wheels found the grease they were hoping for after the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation revised rules to relax and clarify enforcement actions against insurers. ...Read More | |||
Attorneys for Worker's Widow Didn't Have Enforceable Agreement to Split Fees | 01/10/2019 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that the attorneys who had represented the widow of a worker who was killed in a plane crash had not entered into an enforceable fee-sharing agreement, and that one of the attorneys could pursue a tortious interference with contract claim against the other. ...Read More | |||