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Empire Underwriters Announces New Head of P&C 11/25/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Eight Nominees Considered for Workers' Comp Court 11/24/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Eight attorneys have applied for outgoing Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Judge Michael K. High's seat. The court announced in October that High is resigning from his seat effective Nov. 30. The  Judicial Nominating Commission began seeking applications from attorneys in...Read More
 
 

Experts: Medicaid Set-Asides Could Add Complexity, Delay Settlements 11/21/2014
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
LAS VEGAS – Medicare set-asides in workers' compensation are already so complicated and contentious that a sub-industry has sprung up to help payers comply with the laws governing them and save money. But the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 could add an...Read More
 
 
Eliminating Pass-Through Could Create Significant Medical Savings 11/20/2014
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
With 14 spinal procedures accounting for roughly $1 of every $5 spent by California carriers for inpatient hospital care, elimination of the pass-through provision on hardware used in these surgeries could put a significant dent in overall medical costs, according to the lead medical researcher f...Read More
 
 

Energi and HDI-Gerling Choose York to Manage WC Claims 11/20/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employer's Offer of Work to Employee without Valid SSN Didn't Establish Job Availability 11/17/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker's lack of legal authorization to work in the United States did not render him ineligible for partial disability benefits. Case: Campos v. Daisy Construction Co., No. 33, 11/13/2014, published. Facts: Jose Campos had worked for Dai...Read More
 
 
Ethics Commission Files Complaint against Indicted Mine Inspector 11/14/2014
Source: The Associated Press (Kentucky.com)
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former Kentucky state mine inspector who was indicted for allegedly taking bribes from a state representative is also facing a complaint from the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission, according to the Associated Press. The ethics commission charged Kelly Shortridge with four counts ...Read More
 
 

Employer Who Hid 100 Employees from BWC Fined $124,000 and Sentenced to Jail 11/11/2014
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The owner of a home health care agency in northeastern Ohio has been sentenced to a month in jail and ordered to pay $124,573 after pleading guilty to failing to report more than 100 employees to the state. ...Read More
 
 
EMC's Net Income Falls 69% in Q3 Despite P&C Revenue Growth 11/10/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
EMC Insurance Group reported a 69% decrease in net income in the third quarter of 2014, despite growth in its property and casualty operations. The company's net income fell from $7.2 million in the third quarter of 2013 to $2.2 million in the same period this year, according to ...Read More
 
 
Employers Names Terry Eleftheriou EVP, CFO 11/07/2014
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Employers Holdings Inc. appointed Terry Eleftheriou as its executive vice president and chief financial officer, replacing William E. Yocke, who will retire next summer. Eleftheriou, 55, will assume responsibility for Employers' Financial Reporting, Treasure, Corporate Planning, Inves...Read More
 
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