Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for EMT's Injuries From Running Obstacle Course at 'Block Party' Event | 11/16/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that an emergency medical technician did not suffer a compensable injury while running an obstacle course at an event organized by her colleagues. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Repealing ACA Could Cost Comp Industry 3%-4% in Obesity Savings | 11/15/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Eliminating Obamacare and its focus on promoting wellness, particularly obesity reduction, means the workers’ compensation industry could miss out on a 3% to 4% annual savings, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report released Friday. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Says 1st DCA Decision to Extend Cap on TPD Won't Raise Rates | 11/14/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida's insurance rate-maker last week announced that the 1st District Court of Appeal decision finding the 104-week statutory cap on temporary partial disability benefits to be invalid will not result in a rate hike. ...Read More | |||
| Next Level Opens New Office in Dallas | 11/14/2016 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Next Level Administrators, a claims administration firm based in Bradenton, Florida, has opened a Dallas office and named Andrew T. Price as its branch manager. The claims management team will offer a local presence to such clients as SUNZ Insurance, the company announced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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NAMSAP Webinars to Cover Zero-Dollar Submissions, Ethics | 11/11/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, or NAMSAP, is hosting two webinars this month on MSA issues. The first, at 3 p.m. Eastern ti...Read More | |||
| NiSource Insurance Rated A- by A.M. Best | 11/11/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A-, and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-”, to NiSource Insurance Corp. Inc. The outlook assigned to the credit ratings is stable. NICI is a single-parent captive insurer owned by NiSource, an electric and natura...Read More | |||
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NYSIF Creates New Council to Recognize Producer Contributions | 11/11/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund has created a Producers’ Advisory Council to recognize the role that producers play in the placement of NYSIF business. ...Read More | |||
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Nakamura Re-Elected to High Court | 11/10/2016 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Judith Nakamura will retain her seat after garnering 52% of the vote to defeat Democratic challenger Michael E. Vigil on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Alleged Injury as Worker Left Job After Firing | 11/09/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who claimed he injured his knee while clearing out his personal belongings after being fired from his job. ...Read More | |||
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NCOIL Comp Committee to Discuss Federal Issues | 11/08/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal issues impacting workers’ compensation will be one topic of discussion when the Workers’ Compensation Committee of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators meets on Nov. 19 in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
