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	Risk Strategies Company Acquires Anderson & Jacoby		09/20/2017
	State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 185 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Risk Strategies Co., a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Miami-based Anderson & Jacoby Insurance Consultants. ...Read More

	Ranch Worker Accused of Falsifying Extent of Injuries		09/15/2017
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1201 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A Northern California ranch worker was charged with fraud for allegedly lying to an agreed medical evaluator about physical limitations following a back injury, Intercare Holdings Insurance Solutions announced. ...Read More

	Rand Report Outlines Pros, Cons of ODG		09/15/2017
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA | Segment: Top | 926 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Nonprofit research organization Rand Corp. evaluated the Official Disability Guidelines and gave ODG a mainly favorable review, although researchers also questioned the methods used to develop the workers’ comp medical treatment guidelines. ...Read More

	Roofer Charged With Understating Payroll to Lower Premiums		09/13/2017
	State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 259 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	A Pennsauken roofer was charged Monday with committing insurance fraud by allegedly providing false payroll information to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More

	Rates Continue Dropping in Wake of Reforms		09/12/2017
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: CA | Segment: Top | 894 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	California will remain a high-cost state if the latest recommended rate reduction is approved, but some employers are happy to see the disparity shrinking compared to other states.  ...Read More

	Recent Reforms, Including New Statute to File Claims, Set to Take Effect		09/11/2017
	By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
	State: OH | Segment: Top | 255 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Ohio will become the 20th state with a one-year statute of limitations for workers to file injury claims when House Bill 27 becomes effective Sept. 29. ...Read More

	ReedGroup Hires Scott Larsen as CEO After Roberts Steps Down		09/08/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 340 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	ReedGroup announced Thursday the appointment of Scott Larsen as chief executive officer of the company, which publishes the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s treatment guidelines. ...Read More

	Robert Newhouse, Who Helped Create Bermuda Insurance Industry, Dies		09/05/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 207 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Robert "Bob" J. Newhouse Jr., an insurance industry veteran who spent much of his career with Marsh & McLennan Cos., died on Aug. 26. ...Read More

	Report: Businesses Underestimate Risk of Trips and Falls		08/31/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 214 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Fifty-one percent of businesses identified their entryway as the place where most slips, trips and falls occur in their building, but less than half use floor mats in other areas where falls are likely to occur, according to a survey. ...Read More

	Rauner Vetoes Bill That Would Have Regulated Insurer Profits and Rates		08/30/2017
	State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 251 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	As expected, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that would have regulated insurer profits and rates. ...Read More