Workers' Compensation News
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AmTrust and Bold Penguin Expand Small Business Insurance Partnership | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 227 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 32 min read | |||
| Insurance technology provider Bold Penguin announced that AmTrust joined the list of carriers on its platform offering an embedded, fully digital quoting experience in workers' compensation coverage for small businesses. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Acquires Vertus, Expands Global Benefits Capabilities | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 182 min read | |||
| California-based Alliant Insurance Services announced the acquisition of employee benefits company Vertus, based in Chicago. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Designation of New Treating Doctor but Won't Order Review of Drug Regimen | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 57 min read | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the designation of a new doctor to provide treatment to a worker who had moved out of state, but it declined to order review of the opioid treatment regimen the doctor had prescribed. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Amends Prior Ruling Overturning Denial of Benefits | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court issued a revised decision overturning a denial of additional benefits to a worker for a back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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RIMS Names Successor After VP of Strategic Initiatives Retires | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| Nonprofit risk management firm RIMS announced Monday that Carol Fox, vice president of strategic initiatives, has retired. ...Read More | |||
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Board Suspends Two Doctors From Treating Workers | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 183 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 43 min read | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has accepted the voluntary resignation of three physicians and has temporarily suspended two others from treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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California Insurance Co. Sues Commissioner Over Conservation Order | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| California Insurance Co. filed a lawsuit alleging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara thwarted the carrier’s efforts to move to New Mexico in violation of the U.S. Constitution and as part of a personal vendetta. ...Read More | |||
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Audit Shows Insurers Fully Investigating COVID-19 Claims Before Denials, WCD Says | 01/11/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 341 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 170 min read | |||
| The administrator for the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division said a recent audit of COVID-19 claims shows insurers are complying with a new rule requiring them to conduc...Read More | |||
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High Court Reverses Appeals Court, Finds Move to AMA 6th Edition Constitutional | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: Top | 143 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday said a provision in a 2013 reform measure that required the use of the 6th edition of the American Medical Associations’ Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment was not unconstitutional, as an appellate court ruled in 2018. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Groups Hope Biden's Labor Pick Will Mean Changes for Safety, Retaliation | 01/11/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 216 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| President-elect Joe Biden's selection of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary could signal a major shift in how federal authorities approach workplace safety and retaliation against immigrant workers, which could have an effect on compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
