Workers' Compensation News
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Applied Underwriters Asks ALJ to Overrule Regulators on Captive Comp Program | 03/06/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Applied Underwriters, Berkshire Hathaway's workers' compensation division, has been the subject of scrutiny from regulators and courts in a number of states for the last few years, thanks in part to its multi-layered captive insurance program. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Adds Shane Jacobsen to Employee Benefits Group | 03/06/2019 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Omaha-based benefits consultant Shane Jacobsen has joined the Employee Benefits Group at Alliant. Jacobsen has more than 20 years of benefits exper...Read More | |||
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Amerisafe Reports Increased Competition but Boosts Annual Profit | 03/05/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Amerisafe Inc. has reported net income of $18.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $649,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017. ...Read More | |||
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After Revisions, WC Revamp Bill Heads to House Floor | 03/04/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After two years of negotiations and revisions, a bill that would revamp much of Oklahoma's troubled workers' compensation law is on its way to the House floor. ...Read More | |||
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Advanced Practice Nurse Bill Up for Final Senate Vote | 03/01/2019 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would allow advanced practice nurses to receive Level I accreditation could be called for a final vote in the Senate as early as today. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Calls for Contractor Classification Work Group | 02/28/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington lawmakers are considering a proposal to create a work group to study ways to differentiate between employees and contractors, under amendments to a measure that initially proposed a presumption that all laborers are employees. ...Read More | |||
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A.M. Best Says ClearPath Credit Ratings Stable | 02/28/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A.M. Best assigned a financial strength rating of “A-" (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” to ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co., and the outlook assigned to the ratings for the Kentucky-based carrier is stable. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Sale Underway, Berkshire Hathaway Confirms | 02/26/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway is poised to sell its Applied Underwriters unit, the company confirmed Monday, in a deal that includes the North American Casualty Group and its five carrier members. ...Read More | |||
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Andrew Mais Nominated as State Insurance Commissioner | 02/26/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Andrew Mais, of Wilton, to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Accused of Pocketing $105K in Comp Premiums | 02/25/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California insurance agent has been charged with 10 felony counts of stealing $105,000 in workers’ compensation premiums from small businesses, the state Insurance Department said Friday. ...Read More | |||
