Workers' Compensation News
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Three Carriers Vying for State Government Business
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08/15/2011
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0
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Three workers' compensation carriers have submitted bids to insure West Virginia state government, the Charleston Daily Mail reported Thursday.Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Riley confirmed the state has received bids from BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., the carrier launched...Read More
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Taxi Driver and Musician Facing Comp Charges
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08/12/2011
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York Insurance Department Frauds Bureau said it filed charges against two people in July, based on false claims involving workers' compensation insurance.The Frauds Bureau did not name the individuals arrested.On July 27, investigators and the New York State Polic...Read More
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Trucking Co. Owner and Girlfriend Sentenced for False Claim
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08/12/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A Middletown, Ohio, business owner and his girlfriend have been sentenced for a scheme to file false workers’ compensation claims against his company’s policy in order to obtain narcotics and medical care, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said Thursday.Jeff Davis,...Read More
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Texas Mutual Reports El Paso Man Sentenced for 'Double-Dipping'
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08/11/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday that a Travis County district court sentenced Sergio Garcia of El Paso, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges.The carrier reported the court sentenced Garcia to two years of deferred adjudication, 50 hours of community ...Read More
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Trial Court, Not DWC, Has Jurisdiction over Billing Dispute
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08/10/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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A trial court, not the Division of Workers' Compensation, has jurisdiction over a complaint that an insurance carrier failed to pay a hospital for thousands of dollars in implants used in a worker’s back surgery, an appellate court ruled.Case: Valley Hospital v. LQ Management, ...Read More
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Tampa PEO Sues Dallas National as Lawsuit with McCarty Ends
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08/09/2011
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefA Tampa-based professional employer organization has filed suit against Dallas National Insurance Co., contending the Texas insurer never told it of a protracted licensing fight with Fl...Read More
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Texas Mutual Approves $965,513 in Dividends to 5 Safety Groups
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08/09/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Monday that five safety groups underwritten by the carrier earned a combined $965,513 in workers’ compensation dividends.The dividends were based largely on each group’s overall loss ratio, Texas Mutual said.The groups receivin...Read More
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The Hartford Net Income Drops 68% to $24M in 2nd Quarter
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08/08/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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The Hartford reported second quarter net income of $24 million, less than one-third of the $76 million in profits the company reported in the second quarter of 2010."The Hartford’s fundamental business results demonstrated solid performance in the second quarter, although catastrop...Read More
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Texas Mutual Pays $1,319,586 Dividend to Construction Association
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08/04/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday that it is paying a $1,319,586 dividend to the Texas Construction Association safety group.The dividend was based primarily on the group’s overall loss ratio, the workers' compensation carrier reported.Texas Constructio...Read More
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