Workers' Compensation News
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Idaho Insurance Fund Policyholders Receive Settlement Checks
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05/18/2015
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Policyholders have begun receiving payouts from the state fund's settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the fund's dividend policy violated the law.
The payout was part of a settlement the Idaho Insurance Fund entered into as part of a settlement of a case where small ...Read More
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Insurance Dept. Fines Travelers $1.2M, Ace $250,000
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05/15/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance levied a $1.2 million fine against subsidiaries of Travelers and ordered the carriers to pay restitution to policyholders for issuing unapproved workers' compensation endorsement forms, using unapproved terrorism rates and incorrectly calculating premium cost...Read More
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IIC Seeks Public Input on Fix for CMS Medical Billing Codes
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05/15/2015
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Industrial Commission is seeking public comments on how it should craft a long-term fix to a medical bill coding problem.
After discovering that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new Comprehensive Ambulatory Payment Classification codes had caused some orthoped...Read More
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IWCI Hosting annual Seminar in August
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05/13/2015
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Institute is holding a day and a half seminar on August 6-7 and will feature speakers from multiple medical groups a...Read More
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Insurance Department Proposes Changes to Rules for Comp Forms
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05/12/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Department of Insurance is proposing to amend rules prohibiting carriers from using policy forms and endorsements unless they've been approved by the commissioner.
The department in a rulemaking notice published in the Dec. 19 California Regulatory Notice Register propo...Read More
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Injured Worker's Son Gets $10K Scholarship
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05/11/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The son of a WorkCompCentral award winner and panelist at last year’s Comp Laude Awards Gala has won a $10,000 scholarship by Kids Chance of California, an organization that gives scholarships to children of parents who were killed or injured on the job.
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Industrial Commission Proposes Increase in Assessments
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05/11/2015
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arizona State’s Special Fund, which pays for vocational rehabilitation along with claims involving preexisting injuries, has exceeded its $6 million reserve, prompting the Industrial Commission to propose a 0.5% levy on premium assessments.
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