Workers' Compensation News
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NAIC: Work Comp Underwriting Results Vary Widely by State | 12/20/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance carriers saw workers’ compensation underwriting losses in 10 states last year, with the greatest loss noted in Delaware, according to a new report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. ...Read More | |||
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News Outlet Presents Stories of Workers' Comp 'Hell' | 12/13/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An investigative report in the Honolulu Civil Beat, a nonprofit news site that produces watchdog journalism, describes the “hell” that workers can be plunged into in Hawai...Read More | |||
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No Injunction in QME Dispute; Judge Questions Jurisdiction to Hear Complaint | 12/08/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Los Angeles judge on Thursday denied a request to block the California Division of Workers' Compensation interpretation of billing rules for qualified medical evaluators, ruling that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has exclusive jurisdiction over accusations that the divisi...Read More | |||
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Naming of Wrong Insurance Carrier Wasn't Valid Basis for Denying Worker's Claim | 12/08/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to timely file a claim against a specific insurance company is not a valid basis for denial. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly Half in Survey See Big Role for Telemedicine in Comp | 12/08/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Forty-five percent of respondents in a recent survey said telemedicine is the technology that will have the biggest impact on the workers’ comp industry in the future. ...Read More | |||
| New MWCARP Rate Pages Reflect Class Code Changes | 12/04/2017 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Assigned Risk Plan has issued a notice regarding rates for new and renewal policies, effective Jan. 1 through March 31. Because certain classification codes have been eliminated and two new classification codes created, MWCARP is publishing new ra...Read More | |||
| NYSIF to Implement Cloud-Based Majesco Billing System | 11/30/2017 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund is converting its legacy billing systems onto Majesco Billing on Majesco CloudInsurer. The implementation is one of the first for a workers’ compensation state fund, Majesco said, and will provide a single platform for the business. The system will ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Police Officer's Fall | 11/29/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits after he fell on an apartment doormat. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Correctional Officer | 11/28/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a correctional officer’s application for duty disability retirement benefits, as substantial evidence supported a finding that he was not injured as a result of an interaction with an inmate. ...Read More | |||
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NYSIF Sees Growth in Underwriting, Investment Income | 11/16/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund’s net income was $811 million last year, up from $519 million in 2015, according to an annual report released this week. ...Read More | |||
