The New York Dormitory Authority is borrowing $370 million this week to repay workers’ compensation claims, the first sale under a regulatory overhaul that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo said will save $1.2 billion. The issue is the first of as …
ISO Crowe Paradis is introducing a new analytic solution at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas. WC Navigator – scheduled for release in early 2014 – enables a company to identify potentially volatile workers’ compensation claims …
Professional athletes who spend most of their careers with teams in other states will be prohibited from filing workers’ compensation claims in California, under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB1309 will close a legal loophole that has let …
While the total number of workers’ compensation (WC) claims has decreased, the percentage deemed “questionable” is rising, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s analysis of WC questionable claims (QC) referrals submitted from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. …
The Montana Department of Labor says the incidence of work comp injuries continues to decline. The agency’s recent annual workers’ compensation report says that the number of claims decreased about 4 percent over the past year. Before a slate of …
Texas Supreme Court Puts an Exclamation Point on its Prior Case Two recent decisions from the Texas Supreme Court establish that there is no common law bad faith in Texas regarding workers’ compensation claims. The Texas Supreme Court in Texas …
Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file workers’ compensation claims in California under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Thursday. Supporters of the bill from …
Missouri senators want to create an online database for businesses to check whether prospective employees have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. SB34 was given first-round approval Tuesday drew support from both Republicans and Democrats who said they hope …
Sanity Restored To Medicare Secondary Payer Liability The 112th Congress had a lot on its plate – from the “fiscal cliff” to Hurricane Sandy relief. It passed legislation on the former but not the latter, and some people feel it …
California-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, added Joe Dunn as vice president, Worker’s Compensation Claims in its Fresno office. Dunn brings eleven years of experience in workers compensation, settlement negotiation, and Medicare …