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…