Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Dept. Calls for Financial Data from Carriers
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02/24/2015
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has issued a reminder to insurance carriers that the deadline for submitting information for its annual data call is approaching.
The department's "Special Schedule W" data call collects basic information about written and earned premium...Read More
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Independent Contractor Bill Dies in Committee
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02/17/2015
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State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Wyoming bill that proposed to clarify the definition of an independent contractor for the purposes of determining eligibility for workers' compensation and unemployment benefits was not passed before a legislative cutoff date and is likely dead for the year.
Under ...Read More
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Industrial Commission Posts Fee Schedule for Hearings
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02/17/2015
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission has posted its fee schedule for various proceedings and services that took effect on Nov. 1, 2014.
The commission’s fees include:
Mediator’s report, $200.
Compromise settlement agreement, $400.
Deputy ...Read More
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Insurance Commissioner Approves 0.5% Reduction in Loss Costs
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02/13/2015
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommending a 0.5% reduction in loss costs for the voluntary market effective March 1.
Voluntary market loss costs have decreased 19.5% since 2008, with Kipper approving a ...Read More
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Increase in Loss Adjustment Spending Outpaces Medical Cost Growth
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02/12/2015
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Loss adjustment expenses — the amount payers dole out to cut claim costs — were one of the leading cost drivers in the California workers’ compensation system last year, according to a report from the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation.
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Interest Groups Call for Broad Use of Proposed Medical Portal
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02/11/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Potential users of the online "medical portal" being planned by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board generally favor creating a system that blends medical and claims data and checks to ensure that both doctors and carriers are following the rules.
Late Monday, SWCB...Read More
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Injury Suffered while Walking around a Backhoe Not a Part of Day-to-Day Living
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02/10/2015
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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A back injury that occurred when a claimant walked around the backhoe that he operated for his employer was compensable because it was not a normal activity of day-to-day living, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled.
Moore v. Venture Corp. and Travelers Indemnity Co., 1/30/2015, No. 110,883....Read More
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Insurer Liable for Subsequent Injury because Claimant's Condition Worsened
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02/10/2015
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The insurer that provided coverage at the time a claimant suffered a subsequent injury that worsened her condition was liable for benefits, even though the claimant had been a candidate for surgery before the accident, the Connecticut Appellate Court ruled.
Case: Wilson v. Maefair Health ...Read More
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