Workers' Compensation News
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Zurich Offering Defense Base Act Coverage
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07/26/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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Zurich announced Monday that it is now offering Defense Base Act coverage to U.S. government contract workers employed overseas.The DBA, mandated by the U.S. government, requires all U.S. government contractors and subcontractors to secure workers' com...Read More
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Zurich Relocating Regional Office to L.A.
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07/13/2011
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Zurich North America will relocate its Southwest regional office from Glendale to Los Angeles on August 22.The regional office houses executive management and about 150 employees engaged in workers' compensation underwriting, underwriting and claims support, risk engineering and prem...Read More
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Zenith's Timely Dispute Didn't Constitute Bad Faith, 8th DCA Rules
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05/09/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A claimant could not show that Zenith Insurance Co.'s decision to timely contest compensability was unreasonable or an act of bad faith, Texas' 8th District Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Aleman v. Zenith Insurance Co., No. 08-09-00168-CV, 5/4/11, published.F...Read More
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Zenith Hires Travelers Exec as Regional VP for Field Ops
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03/30/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that it has hired Stephen O’Gorman as executive vice president of field operations and risk sharing for its principal operating subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Co. in Woodland Hills, Calif.O’Gorman has more than 19 years in the insurance...Read More
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Zadroga Bill Tangled in Bush Tax-Cut Debate
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12/13/2010
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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The push to pass a bill that would reopen the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund to responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has become ensnared in the contentious debate over extending the Bush-era tax cuts, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said last week.Maloney said in a pres...Read More
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Zadroga Bill Backers Say 9/11 Settlement Not Enough
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11/23/2010
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Congressional backers of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act said Friday's settlement with more than 10,500 responders in the lawsuit against New York City and its contractors doesn't go far enough.But U.S Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler and Peter King aren&#...Read More
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Zenith Taps Travelers' Paul Ramont for Chief Underwriter Job
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10/05/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Paul Ramont has joined Zenith Insurance Co. as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, the company announced.Ramont has more than 30 years of underwriting experience, including most recently as vice president of workers’ compensation product and underwriting for Tr...Read More
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Zadroga Bill Clears U.S. House
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09/30/2010
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The U.S. House late Wednesday voted 268-160 to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which will provide $7.4 billion to provide diagnosis and treatment for responders to the World Trade Center attacks.According to news reports, the House approved H.R. 847 by a vote of ...Read More
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Zadroga Bill Floundering in the House and Senate
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09/27/2010
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act floundered in different forms in both the U.S. House and Senate last week, despite a pledge by House sponsors to bring the $7.4 billion legislation to a floor vote.U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called off plans to bring H.R. 847 to ...Read More
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