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WCRI Finds Medical Payments Per Claim Among Highest in Badger State
Medical payments per claim with more than seven days of lost time in Wisconsin were among the highest of the 18 states analyzed by the Workers Compensation Research Institute for…
Supreme Court Awards PTD Benefits to Worker, Upholds Denial of Reimbursement for Surgery
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to permanent total disability benefits after a back injury and several unsuccessful efforts to alleviate his pain, but he…
House Passes Vaccine Side Effect Presumption
Injuries resulting from employer-mandated vaccinations against COVID-19 would be covered by workers’ compensation under a bill a panel of Idaho lawmakers passed Tuesday. The move comes as the federal government is…
Court Rules Worker Didn’t Abandon Workforce While Pregnant or Following Birth
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability compensation for a period of time in which she did not work while pregnant and after…
WCB Posts Updates on Special Fund Reimbursement, Formulary Requirements
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced that refills and renewals of prescriptions must comply with the formulary when its new business information system launches next year, and it identified…
WCIRB Holding Webinar on Frictional Costs
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss frictional cost drivers in California at a Dec. 8 webinar. Tony Milano Tony Milano, vice president of actuarial services for the WCIRB, will…
Court Says Widow Can’t Bring Tort Suit
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a widow could not proceed with a tort claim based on a worker’s death and was limited to a recovery under the workers’…
Zurich NA Names Allen Kirsh Head of Claims Judicial and Legislative Affairs
Zurich North America has named Allen Kirsh head of claims judicial and legislative affairs, a newly created position in which he will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy…
DWC Seeks Comments on Shoulder Surgery Audits
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is asking for public input for an audit to evaluate the appropriateness of acromioplasty or distal clavicle resection procedures as part of a rotator…
New MGA for Employers With High-Severity Comp Exposures
Adroit General Agency, a managing general agency providing workers' compensation insurance services to employers with high-severity exposures, announced its rollout on Monday. Marguerite Dixen Established and led by CEO Marguerite Dixen,…
Pinnacol Announces Rate Cut, Dividend
Colorado workers’ compensation carrier Pinnacol Assurance announced that it is cutting rates and plans to distribute $40 million in dividend payments next year. Pinnacol said it is reducing rates an average…
MSF Announces $40M Dividend
Montana State Fund announced that it plans to complete distributing a $40 million dividend by the end of November. The carrier said nearly 22,000 policyholders will receive a payment. “Dividends are the…