Workers' Compensation News
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Appalachian Underwriters Adds Four in St. Peters | 02/08/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Appalachian Underwriters has hired four workers’ compensation underwriting professionals for its office in St. Peters, Missouri. Senior underwriter Tara Regan-Collins has been in the insurance industry for 20 years, previously working as a senior underwriter for Carrier &...Read More | |||
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Abbott Reappoints Brown to Head DWC | 02/08/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Cassie Brown, the first woman to head the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation, has been reappointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, the governor's office announced ...Read More | |||
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After Longmeyer Scandal, Senator Aims for Lobbying Transparency | 02/07/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| After a lobbyist and former deputy attorney general last year were convicted in a bribery scheme that targeted claims management for the state-employee workers' compensation program, a lawmaker has introduced a measure designed to bring more transparency to lobbying. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Ordered to Pay $5.2M Restitution for Overcharges | 02/05/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Massachusetts insurance agency must pay $5.2 million in restitution to small-business customers for overcharging them for insurance, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy announced. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Suspended for Mishandling of Worker's Settlement Funds | 02/04/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana attorney last week was suspended from the practice of law for the fourth time due to his mishandling of an injured workers’ settlement payment. ...Read More | |||
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AFG Posts $29M Loss in Fourth Quarter | 02/01/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| American Financial Group has reported a fourth quarter net loss attributable to shareholders of $29 million, compared to a net income of $166 mill...Read More | |||
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Abbott Appoints Former State Rep. Simmons to TMI Board | 01/31/2019 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Audit Penalties Increase, Unpaid Benefits Fall to All-Time Low | 01/24/2019 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Asbestos Claims an Ongoing Drag on Insurer Profits | 01/22/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
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Attorney's Filing Flub Didn't Allow for Review of Claim for Penalties | 01/22/2019 | |
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| 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 | |||
