Workers' Compensation News
| Rating Bureau Clarifies Application of Terrorism Risk Changes | 10/26/2020 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau issued a bulletin Friday to clarify that changes to the terrorism risk insurance program that were announced earlier this year apply to all new and renewal policies effective Jan. 1. The bureau in June published ...Read More | |||
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Rating and Inspection Bureau to Deliver Unit Stat Tracking Files Electronically | 10/26/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Friday announced that it can now deliver monthly unit statistical tracking files and reports to carriers using Secure File Transfer Protocol, or SFTP. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Amazon's Claim Frequency Drives Proposal for New Classification | 10/23/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Regulators in Washington state are considering what would effectively be a separate industrial classification for Amazon’s fulfillment centers because the volume of claims from the facilities is driving up rates for all warehouses, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Required Rehab Provider Training Deadline Extended to Nov. 30 | 10/15/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has extended the deadline for rehabilitation provider training, to Nov. 30. The depart...Read More | |||
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Regulators to Hold Hearing Tuesday on 5.7% Loss Cost Decrease | 10/13/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a rate hearing at 1 p.m. Eastern Tuesday to take testimony on a proposed loss cost decrease for 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Review Board Cautiously Opens In-Person Oral Arguments | 10/13/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Compensation Review Board is planning to resume oral arguments in person Oct. 23, but participants must follow new procedures, the board announced. ...Read More | |||
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Ruling to Strike Down Presumption Order May Allow Claims to Be Reopened | 10/09/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Supreme Court's decision striking down the governor's executive orders during the pandemic means frontline workers probably will no longer enjoy a rebuttable presumption that a COVID-19 illness was work-related. ...Read More | |||
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Rule Changes Reflect Expanded Provider List, Allow Single Mailing Address for Med Reports | 10/02/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board has adopted changes to reflect the state's expanded provider law and to allow payers to designate a mailing address for medical reports and bills. ...Read More | |||
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Rates to Decrease 1.7% | 09/30/2020 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance recommendation to cut workers’ compensation rates by an average of 1.7% for policies incepting in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmaker Files Ethics Complaint Over Lobbyist's Presumption Comment | 09/29/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Oregon lawmaker filed an ethics complaint against a lobbyist who reportedly said his union would use support for a COVID-19 presumption as a litmus test when deciding where to direct campaign contributions, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
