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Berkshire Jumps Ahead in Market Share Ranking as Comp Results Stay Steady 03/12/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway apparently leapfrogged over two competitors to nab the No. 3 spot in workers’ compensation market share in 2018, according to a recently released ranking. ...Read More
 
 

Bills Would Allow Stakeholders to Petition for Hearings on WC Rulemaking 03/12/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The New York Senate last week approved two bills that could make workers' compensation rulemaking hearings more frequent and more accessible via electronic means. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Give Police Weapons Back Sooner After Treatment 03/11/2019
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Connecticut lawmakers have yet to pass a PTSD presumption bill for first responders, but another bill could shorten the time that traumatized police officers would be off the job. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Keep Bonuses Out of Payroll Calculations 03/08/2019
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Two bills have passed key Senate committees that could potentially save employers a little money on workers' compensation premiums. ...Read More
 
 

Board's Rejection of Defense Didn't Mean Combined Condition Must Be Accepted 03/07/2019
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an employer properly closed an injured worker’s claim without any benefits for permanent impairment or work disability. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Tie Outpatient Charges to Medicare Rates 03/07/2019
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Yet another bill would require more specificity about the nature of claims, but would also adjust medical reimbursement levels. ...Read More
 
 

Bills Would Provide COLAs, Ease Mental Health Compensability Proof 03/07/2019
State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Labor leaders and firefighters voiced their support this week for bills that would make it easier for mental stress to be compensable and would restore cost-of-living adjustments to benefits, something that's been missing for a quarter-century. ...Read More
 
 

Beth Austerman Joins MEMIC as Senior Production Underwriter 03/06/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0
Beth Austerman has been hired as a senior production underwriter by workers' compensation insurer The MEMIC Group. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Exempt Carriers From New Privacy Law 03/04/2019
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Carriers, agents and “support organizations” would be exempted from a new law allowing California residents to request that businesses delete personal information and disclose what kind of data they are collecting, under a bill introduced by the chairman of the Assembly Insurance Comm...Read More
 
 

Bill for Worker Choice of Physician Likely Dead 03/04/2019
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A bill that would allow Montana workers to choose a physician to treat occupational injuries is likely dead, according to a notice on the Legislature’s website. ...Read More
 
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