ATLANTA, GA /PRNewswire/ — Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Consolidated Results First quarter 2011 consolidated revenues before reimbursements totaled $285.0 million up 21% over $236.3 million… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
Patriot National Insurance Group Announces Changes to Claims Management Leadership Team
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ — Patriot National Insurance Group announced today that Carol Azzarito has joined its team as Western Regional Claims Manager and Alison LePore has been promoted to Southeast Regional Claims Manager. Ms. Azzarito will manage Patriot’s workers’ compensation claims organization responsible for the states of California, Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah,… [Read more]
Texas Workers’ Compensation Data Assists in Child Support Enforcement
AUSTIN, TX – Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon recently signed a data sharing agreement with the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to assist in the identification of individuals delinquent in their child support obligations. The OCSE reports that Texas has become the fifteenth state workers’ compensation agency in the nation to improve… [Read more]
MedRisk Launches New Dedicated Website for Workers’ Comp Claims Professionals
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. ― MedRisk, Inc., the workers’ compensation industry leader in the management of physical medicine services, has announced the launch of its dedicated website for claims professionals. The secure, HIPAA-compliant website delivers critical case information to adjusters and nurse case managers as it becomes available and provides early alerts on potentially off-track… [Read more]
Louisiana Workforce Commission Receives $100k Settlement in Work Comp Fraud Case
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Workforce Commission today announced a plea bargain in the case of a Lafayette business owner who was arrested in late 2009 on charges of insurance and workers’ compensation fraud. Mauro Aguirre of Lafayette, owner of Escapade Acoustic Drywall, pleaded guilty on April 12 to insurance and workers’ compensation fraud. He was… [Read more]
Mainstay Business Solutions De-certified as a Self Insurer, Workers’ Comp Clients Must Secure Another Insurer
Sacramento, CA – Employers who secure workers’ compensation for their workforce through Mainstay Business Solutions are urged to immediately secure another source of coverage after the Department of Industrial Relations revoked Mainstay’s certificate of consent to self insure due to Mainstay’s inability to pay benefits to injured workers. Mainstay’s existing workers comp claims are now… [Read more]
Jopari Solutions Applauds CA DWC eBilling Rule Release
CONCORD, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — The announcement on Tuesday by the California DWC that the much anticipated eBilling rules have now been signed into existence not only is an opportunity for providers and payers to more effectively manage medical billing processes, but also represents a number of years of collaboration between a wide array of stakeholders,… [Read more]
Ohio BWC Investigations Result in 12 Workers’ Comp Fraud Convictions in March
Columbus – Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer today announced 12 individuals were convicted or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of March. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID), which works to deter, detect, investigate,… [Read more]
CA Insurance Commissioner Announces Sentencing of Bay Area Business Owners and Employee for Work Comp Insurance Fraud
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced that Cheryl Lee, 40, Jeffrey Ottoveggio, 49, and Bruce Campbell, 55, were sentenced in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Lee pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of unemployment insurance tax fraud and received a sentence of 100 hours of community service. Ottoveggio and Campbell both pled to one felony… [Read more]
CA Insurance Commissioner Announces Arrest of Bay Area Business Owner for Work Comp Fraud
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced that Teresa Reif, 31, was arrested in San Mateo County after surrendering to the Redwood City Police Department on multiple counts of suspected workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud. Reif was booked into the San Mateo County Jail and was subsequently released during arraignment on supervised O.R. (own recognizance). If… [Read more]