Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Announces CIGA Appointment | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the appointment of Christina Ozuna to the California Insurance Guarantee Association board of governors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PTD Award to Mechanic for Toxic Gas Exposure | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a mechanic for his injuries from exposure to a toxic gas. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's PTD Claim Against Second Injury Fund | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to an injured worker from the Second Injury Fund, finding he failed to prove the existence of at least one qualifying preexisting disability. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Insurance Names Horace Mann Corp. CEO to Board of Directors | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Western U.S. commercial carrier CopperPoint Insurance Co. says it has named Marita Zuraitis to its board of directors, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Selects New Chief People Officer | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced last week it had named a new chief people officer who will report directly to the company’s president and CEO, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Coalition Asks 4th DCA to Publish Decision Denying Anti-SLAPP Motion in Fraud Case | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A national organization created to fight insurance fraud is asking California’s 4th District Court of Appeal to publish a decision holding that the mere possibility of litigation is not protected activity under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of Worker's Benefits for Concurrent Awards | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with two claims was not entitled to receive compensation in excess of the statutory maximum rates. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Announces Medical Discovery Rulemaking | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission announced that it plans to promulgate rules relating to accessing medical information in workers’ compensation cases and wants to hear from the public before starting the formal rulemaking process. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Rejection of Proposed Settlement for Quadriplegic Worker | 07/08/2021 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission is not required to conduct a hearing on a settlement petition and that substantial evidence supported the rejection of a proposed settlement for a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Chesapeake Announces New Board Members | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chesapeake Employers Insurance Co., Maryland’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, on Thursday announced the election of Theodore “Tedd” Martin Alexander III and Spencer P. Cavalier to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
