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Rick Rosenthal Joins CLARA Analytics as CFO
CLARA Analytics announced the appointment of Rick Rosenthal as chief financial officer. Rick Rosenthal Rosenthal will report to CEO Heather H. Wilson and oversee the company’s finance and accounting organizations, including…
Worker May Proceed With Claims, but Subcontractor Gets Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could proceed with his negligence and Labor Law claims for a fall during a construction project, but a subcontractor was…
Rating Bureaus: COVID Claims Less Costly Than Non-COVID Claims
In the first year of the pandemic, COVID-19 claims in workers’ compensation made up roughly 10% of claims and on average were less costly than non-COVID claims in almost every…
Mark Way Named Head of Sustainability Underwriting for Zurich North America
Zurich North America named Mark Way as its new head of sustainability underwriting, effective Wednesday. Mark Way Way reports to chief underwriting officer Brandon Fick and will serve as a member…
Bill Would Revise Qualifications for Comp Commissioners
South Carolina workers’ compensation commissioners would be required to be U.S. citizens and at least 32 under a bill filed ahead of next year’s legislative session. Senate Bill 930, by Sen. Richard…
Delay in Adding Compensable Conditions Results in Claim Expiration
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker waited too long after her last receipt of a payment of medical benefits to request that the scope of her claim…
Court Denies Benefits to Taxi Driver Who Lost Use of Legs in Shooting
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a taxi driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was rendered paraplegic from being shot in the back. Case: AIG v.
DWC Accepting Comments on EDI Rules
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on proposed changes to its electronic data interchange rules. The division said it has required carriers to file injury reports using the…
WCRI Announces Robert Hartwig as 2022 Conference Keynote Speaker
The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Robert Hartwig will deliver the keynote address during its 38th annual Workers’ Compensation Issues & Research Conference in March. Robert Hartwig Hartwig is a…
Lawmakers Aim to Tweak PTSD Presumption Bill
Lawmakers in Florida are attempting to amend the state’s three-year-old post-traumatic stress disorder presumption in workers' compensation for first responders to clarify disease onset. S.B. 1066, introduced Monday, amends the time…
MedRisk Promotes Jakovcic to Chief Technology Officer
MedRisk LLC, a Pennsylvania-based managed care organization focused on rehabbing injured workers, announced on Tuesday that it has promoted John Jakovcic to chief technology officer, a new position. Jakovcic, based in…
CWCI: Self-Insured Paid Losses Up 7.3% in Most Recent Fiscal Year
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, in a bulletin released Tuesday, said growth in lost-time claims and double-digit increases in average paid and incurred indemnity drove public self-insureds' total paid losses…