Monthly Archives: <span>November 2004</span>

JT2 Teams with Jopari Solutions on Comp Program

Jopari Solutions Inc., a provider of integrated payments automation services for insurance payers, and JT2 Integrated Resources Inc., a California Third Party Administrator specializing in public entity, high tech and healthcare industry workers’ compensation self insurance claim services, announced commencement …

California Pair Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Inyokern, Calif. couple who reportedly bilked the workers’ compensation system out of more than $76,000 in a disability scheme was sentenced to prison Nov. 16 on the charges and ordered to pay $102,706 in restitution and fines, according to …

W. Va. Comp Audit Reports Positive Trends

An independent audit report for fiscal 2004 shows continued positive financial trends for the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, according to Executive Director Gregory Burton. The report cites a deficit or unfunded liability for the combined funds of the Workers’ …

Wis. Apartment Complex Owner to Pay $25,000 to Settle Environmental Lawsuit

Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced that her office has settled a lawsuit filed in Waukesha County against the former owner of an apartment complex known as “The Villager,” located in Elm Grove, for reported violations of environmental laws governing …

Deadly Incidents Lead Ga.’s ASSE to Launch Excavation Accident Prevention Program

With construction trenching accidents reportedly claiming many lives in Georgia as well as across the country, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Georgia chapter and the Region 4 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently formed an Alliance aimed …

RIC Reports Restaurants ‘Slipping and Tripping’ Their Way to Potential Financial Disaster

Restaurant Insurance Corp. (RIC), a specialty insurance company, released findings from a study of claims filed by its insured restaurants since 2002 showing that slips, trips, and falls by patrons and others are by far the most prevalent claims suffered …

TWCC Penalizes Carriers for Late Benefit Payments

The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) issued 62 Notices of Violation (NOVs) to insurance carriers on Nov. 9, 2004, for a total of $155,500 in penalties for late initial payments of Temporary Income Benefits (TIBs) to injured workers. The Commission …

IntelliClaim Unveils Performance Analyzer

Connecticut-based IntelliClaim, an industry provider in healthcare claims optimization technology, announced the general availability of IntelliClaim Performance Analyzer. The solution helps healthcare payors streamline the task of effective claims activity monitoring by tracking processing performance more easily and reportedly cutting …

W. Va. Ivan Recovery Funding Tops $49 Million

Federal and state funds to assist West Virginians with Hurricane Ivan flood recovery efforts has reached more than $49 million, state and federal recovery officials said. President Bush’s Sept. 20 Hurricane Ivan disaster declaration for West Virginia now includes 22 …

Diversified Product Inspections Reports Q3 Numbers

Tennessee-based Diversified Product Inspections Inc., a provider of independent product failure analysis, air contamination and fire investigations for the insurance industry, announced third quarter profits for 2004 of $25,358 on revenues of $513,615. John VanZyll, president and CEO stated, “DPI …