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AM Best: Solid Profits, Uncertain Future for Comp Line
Credit rating agency AM Best said in a new market segment report that workers’ compensation carriers have generated solid profits in recent years but face an uncertain future. Annual underwriting profit…
Benchmarking Study Launches Performance Survey
National cost-containment and case-management company Rising Medical Solutions announced that the Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study released its annual survey for its 2022 report. Rachel Fikes The Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study is…
One Call Names Juan Perez CFO
One Call, a provider of specialty network management services for the workers’ compensation industry, named Juan Perez chief financial officer. Juan Perez Perez, a certified public accountant, comes to One Call…
Chemical Processor Fined $192,620 for More Than 60 Safety Violations
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a manufacturing company that works with dangerous chemicals was fined $192,620 after inspectors identified 46 serious violations of workplace safety…
Worker Who Fell From Roof Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims based on his fall from a sloped roof. Case: Yocum…
Lynne Davidson Reappointed to WCIRB Governing Committee
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the reappointment of Lynne Davidson to represent insured employers as a public member of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee. Davidson is president…
Department Expects to Approve Double-Digit Rate Cuts
The Delaware Insurance Department on Monday said it expects to approve double-digit rate cuts for both the voluntary market and residual market and would take effect Dec. 1. The department said it…
No PD for Maintenance Worker Injured Trying to Stop Runaway Truck
The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime maintenance worker was not entitled to permanent disability benefits for injuries sustained while trying to stop his runaway…
Worker Injured by Falling Hose Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a construction worker injured by a falling section of hose. Case: Tinti v. Alpha Omega Building and Consulting Corp.,…
Supreme Court Unanimously Denies Worker’s Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis Benefits
The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously upheld the denial of a worker’s application for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits after years of working at strip mines and in road construction. Case: Duffield…
BWC: Man With Three Jobs Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a man who held three jobs while receiving benefits pleaded guilty to fraud and was ordered to pay $4,462 in restitution. The BWC…
DLI Announces EDI XML Training for New Data Elements
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced plans to update its electronic claims system next year as well as a training and testing webinar scheduled for November. The department said…