Workers' Compensation News
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CDI's Conservation Plan for Insurer Includes Transferring Policies, Settling RPA Claims | 10/28/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An embattled insurance company looking to leave California for New Mexico as part of a planned merger must transfer its policies to a different company and settle claims of illegal contracts before it makes the move, the Department of Insurance said in court filings. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Closes Record on Pure Premium Filing | 10/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday closed the record for the Jan. 1 advisory pure premium rate recommendation and is expected to issue a decision on the proposed 2.6% increase before the end of November, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau....Read More | |||
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Comp Rates to Drop for Fourth Consecutive Year | 10/28/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Tuesday announced that workers’ compensation rates will decrease for a fourth consecutive year with an average 11.56% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and an 8.8% drop in residual market rates. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 1.8% Decrease in Loss Costs for 2021 | 10/28/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais approved a slight decrease in loss costs as recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Chief Names Two Comp Judges to Supervisor Positions | 10/28/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| New Jersey Chief Compensation Judge Russell Wojtenko announced the appointment of two judges to supervisory positions. Wojtenko elevated Maria D...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects WCB's 'Novel' Standard of Compensability for Work-At-Home Injury | 10/27/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a claims examiner who allegedly suffered injuries while carrying furniture into his home office. ...Read More | |||
| Church Mutual Names Senior Vice President of Finance | 10/27/2020 | ||
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| Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced Dwayne Gantz joined the specialty carrier as senior vice president of finance and will replace Jeff Steffen, who is retiring in early 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Jones Act Suit | 10/26/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a harbor patrol officer’s Jones Act claim based on his failure to comply with the filing requirements of the Government Claims Act. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: 7% of Working-Age COVID Cases Claimed as Occupational, 4% of Deaths | 10/23/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Thursday reported that 1 in 14 COVID-19 cases involving people of working age from May through September were claimed as occupational. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim Based on Accident He Caused | 10/23/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims, finding his conduct alone was to blame for his injuries from an allegedly dangerous condition. ...Read More | |||
