Workers' Compensation News
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Valen Providing Predictive Analytics to CompWest
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05/08/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Valen Technologies, a Denver-based provider of predictive analytics products for the property and casualty industry, announced on Monday that it has contracted with CompWest Insurance Co. to provide its InsureRight product.Valen said in a press release that InsureRight will provide CompW...Read More
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Videotape Supported Finding that Claimant's Testimony Not Credible
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04/23/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Videotape of an allegedly injured worker lifting a mini-refrigerator into his van and testimony from co-workers who saw him working on his truck supported a workers' compensation judge's ruling that the claimant's testimony was not credible, the Louisiana Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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Valen and Tropics Team Up to Offer Predictive Analytics
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03/28/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Valen Technologies and Tropics Software Technologies announced on Tuesday that they formed a partnership to provide Tropics customers with the ability to integrate Valen’s InsureRight predictive analytics product into the Tropics policy and claims administration suite.Valen and Tro...Read More
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Vocational Rehab Spending Down 94% Since 2004
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03/22/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefInsurer expense data released by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau this week show that spending on vocational rehabilitation has dwindled to one-twelfth of the amount...Read More
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Veto Cloud Hangs over Bill Aimed at Court Comp Rulings
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03/16/2012
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State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefIf Missouri's Republican Legislature is determined to pass a law to protect employers from occupational-disease and co-worker liability lawsuits, they're probably going to have to over...Read More
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Voluntary Loss Costs Increasing 1%, Assigned Risk Down 5.2%
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03/02/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance calling for an overall average loss cost increase of 1% for the voluntary market and a decrease of 5.2% for the assigned risk market.The new rates will take effect on March...Read More
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Veteran Firefighter Not Entitled to Benefits for Heart Disease
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02/16/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: VA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Faced with a battle of experts, a Virginia appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a veteran firefighter suffering from heart disease, determining the assessment of the long-term treating physician was more persuasive than that of the independent medical examiner. Case: Woods v....Read More
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Voluntary Retirement Barred Reconsideration of Settlement
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02/16/2012
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A trial court could not reconsider a claimant's workers' compensation settlement because the claimant voluntarily quit her job, Tennessee's highest court ruled. Case: Evans v. Ford Motor Co., No. M2010-02254-WC-R3-WC, 2/10/12, unpublished. Facts: Rochelle Evans, a...Read More
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Voc Rehab Would Help Deputy Return to Work, Court Rules
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02/16/2012
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A sheriff's deputy is entitled to vocational rehabilitation because it would likely help him return to a successful career related to law enforcement that could accommodate his lifting restrictions, the Nebraska Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Cuba v. Furnas City, No. A-11-641, 2/1...Read More
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Virginia Lacked Jurisdiction Over Claim for Delaware Injury
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02/02/2012
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State: VA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Commonwealth of Virginia lacked jurisdiction over a drywaller's workers' compensation claim because the drywaller's contract was solely for work in Delaware, the Virginia Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Anagua v. Rafael Sosa, No. 0393-11-4, 1/31/12, published....Read More
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