Workers' Compensation News
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Eastern Claims Conference Set for March 13
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02/18/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Eastern Claims Conference, an educational conference focusing on life, disability, health, and accidental death and dismemberment claims management, is scheduled for March 13-15 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.
Conference topics include preparation for depositions, chron...Read More
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Employers Net Income Dips in 4th Quarter, Full Year
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02/18/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers Holdings on Wednesday reported net income of $26.7 million for the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, 2015, down 8% from $29.1 million from the final quarter of 2014.
For the full year, the Reno, Nevada-based carrier reported net income of $94.4 million, 6% less than the $100.7 mill...Read More
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Expectations for DWC's UR Audit Ramp Up Mixed
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02/16/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The most vocal critics of utilization review reacted to the Division of Workers' Compensation's announcement that it will ramp up audits this year with a range of opinions, from "it's about time" to "so what."
The division last week said its Audit and ...Read More
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Employer Failed to Prove Worker's Pre-Existing Conditions Were Hinderance to Employment
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02/16/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with several pre-existing health conditions did not suffer from any condition that substantially hindered her employability to the point that her employer's comp carrier could obtain reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund for the benefits...Read More
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Everest Opens Houston Office
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02/11/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Everest Re Group announced Wednesday the opening of the Everest Insurance Houston office as part of the Bermuda-based reinsurer's plan to strengthen its presence in the South, in the energy corridor in particular.
Everest Insurance now has 17 offices across North America supporti...Read More
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Employer's Failure to Timely File Cost Bond Was Fatal to Its Appeal
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02/05/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that timely service of a bond upon the administrator of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals is a mandatory prerequisite to having the Supreme Court review a decision of the WCCA.
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Employer Wasn't Prejudiced by Commission's Belated Provision of Reports to Doctors
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02/05/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Industrial Commission's inadvertent failure to provide its reviewing physicians with medical reports prepared by an employer's doctors at the same time it provided the reports prepared by the employee's doctors was not prejudicial error, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled.
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