Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting Aug. 1 | 07/29/2019 | |
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| The Actuarial Committee for California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will meet Aug. 1 to review alternative loss projection methodologies and loss adjustment expense experience ahead of the Jan. 1, 2020, rate filing. ...Read More | |||
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W.R. Berkley Profit Up, Comp Premium Down in Q2 | 07/26/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| W.R. Berkley Corp. has reported second-quarter net income of $217 million, a 20% increase from $180 million in the second quarter of last ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Schedules Forum on State of System Report | 07/23/2019 | ||
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will hold a webinar at the end of the month to discuss its 2019 State of the System report. Top findings from the report that the WCIRB highlighted in a ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Rules to Implement Legislation | 07/22/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Friday posted draft rules intended to implement legislation passed over the last two years. ...Read More | |||
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WaPo: 76 Billion Pain Pills Distributed Over 7-Year Period | 07/19/2019 | |
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| Drugmakers flooded the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills during the seven-year period from 2006 through 2012, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Son Can't Be Substituted as Movant | 07/18/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that worker’s son was not entitled to an award for a loss of use. Case: State ex rel. Cottrell v...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Explore Ramifications of Medical Marijuana | 07/18/2019 | |
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| Coventry is hosting a free webinar in August that will explore the impact medical marijuana laws and rules are having on workers’ compensation systems throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeited Ability to Get Additional Benefits | 07/16/2019 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a worker forfeited his entitlement to additional medical benefits by settling a personal injury case with a third party, without his employer’s consent. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Reviewing Claim Handling Rules | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will hold meetings in October to review rules relating to claim closures and claims administration. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar Will Discuss Medical Prices, Worker Outcomes | 07/12/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Aug. 8 on the role of medical prices on the outcome of injured workers. ...Read More | |||
