Workers' Compensation News
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Work Comp Pricing Down, Capacity Up in Q2, CIAB Reports | 09/03/2019 | |
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| Workers’ compensation insurance rates fell 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday | 08/30/2019 | ||
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| The Governing Committee of the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will meet Wednesday in Oakland. Committee members will hear a status report about the 2020 regulatory filing and discuss the 2020 pure premium rate filing, according to an agenda for the mee...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar Provides Background on Proposed Rate Filing | 08/29/2019 | |
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| By: Dara Barney (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fewer liens, faster claim settlement, improving loss development and falling pharmaceutical costs continue to drive down the indicated advisory pure premium rate in California, according to actuaries at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 1st Quarter Experience Report | 08/29/2019 | |
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| California written premium for the first quarter of 2019 is 12% down compared to the same period for 2018, suggesting premium decreases will escalate this year, according to the latest report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting Tuesday | 08/28/2019 | |
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| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will review the second quarter experience of California employers during a Tuesday meeting in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 08/28/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a scaffold that had been placed over an improperly covered drain hole. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Inadequate Briefing Results in Forfeiture of Challenge | 08/27/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker forfeited her challenge to a trial judge’s exclusion of her evidence by failing to adequately brief the issue. ...Read More | |||
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Warehouseman Wasn't Provided Safe Space to Work | 08/26/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a verdict in favor of an injured warehouseman on his claim that he had not been provided a safe environment at work. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Industry Wary of Potential Wildfire Impacts | 08/23/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| While this year’s wildfire season has gotten off to a slow start in California and other parts of the West, the situation could soon change — and businesses are being warned about potential impacts to workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Train Fails to Prove Psychological Injury | 08/23/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who was struck by a train failed to prove he suffered a psychological injury in addition to physical injuries. ...Read More | |||
