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Intoxication Bill Clears 1st House Committee, Heads to 2nd 02/09/2015
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
House Bill 238, the fourth incarnation of a bill that would reduce benefits for workers who were intoxicated at the time of their injuries, has passed the Judiciary Committee. ...Read More
 
 
Insurers See Progress in EDI Submission Battle as Division Adopts Medical-Reporting Rules 02/04/2015
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The effort to make Electronic Data Interchange submissions less of a sometimes costly headache for Texas insurance carriers is continuing with the adoption of amended rules to clarify the state’s medical-reporting requirements. Meanwhile, with the Division of Workers’ Compensa...Read More
 
 
Insurance Dept: 49 Captives Licensed in 2014 02/04/2015
Source: North Carolina Department of Insurance
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The North Carolina Department of Insurance pronounced its first full year of licensing captive insurers a success after 49 domestic captives were licensed during 2014, according to an insurance department release. The Department of Insurance became authorized to license captives in late 2...Read More
 
 
Insurance Commissioner: 37 Captives Insured in 2014 02/02/2015
Source: Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner's Office
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Oklahoma Insurance Department licensed 37 captive insurers during calendar year 2014, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak’s office announced in a release. The insurance department said the state now has a total of 47 licensed captives. The department has “taken steps to fo...Read More
 
 
IC Adopts Fee Schedule Rules, Sends Them to Rules Review Commission 02/02/2015
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
The North Carolina Industrial Commission has announced that it has adopted its proposed physician and hospital fee schedules and submitted the fee schedule rules to the state’s Rules Review Commission. The Rules Review Commission will have the opportunity to consider the rules at it...Read More
 
 
IME Firm Dane Street Acquires NY-Based MCC Company 01/30/2015
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Dane Street, a national independent medical exam and peer-review company, has purchased a New York-based firm to add to its presence in the northeast. National Examinations Network, headquartered in Huntington, will join Dane Street, according to a Thursday ...Read More
 
 
ICA Presenting Out-of-State Claims Handling Webinars 01/30/2015
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Editor's Note: This article was posted with our Thursday, Jan. 29 report, but did not appear on the website because of technical problems. The Industrial Commission of Arizona is accepting registration for webinars offering advice on how to process and administer out-of-stat...Read More
 
 
ICT Seminars Scheduled For Austin, Addison 01/29/2015
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Insurance Council of Texas has scheduled its annual seminars for April 8 in Austin and April 23 in Addison, ICT announced. The seminar program, entitled, “Don’t Monkey Around! Get it Right!” will take place April 8 at the Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel. The April 23 semin...Read More
 
 

IAIABC Panel: Spinal Injections Effective Sometimes, but Pose Patient Safety Risks 01/27/2015
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Insolvent Carrier Reciprocal Transfers $163.8M in WC Risk to Enstar Group 01/19/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Enstar Group, through its subsidiary Providence Washington Insurance Co., has taken on $163.8 million in run-off workers' compensation liabilities from the insolvent carrier Reciprocal of America. Reciprocal went insolvent in 2003, but as of 2012 had yet to make payments to 5% of its ...Read More
 
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