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Claims, Legal, & Compliance News

Succeed Management Solutions, LLC Adds Claims Management Module to its Risk Management Center

April 18, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Succeed Management Solutions

Succeed Management Solutions, LLC has announced completion of a web-based claims management program to expand the capabilities of its Incident Track program. Incident Track already allows for users to report, manage, track, and trend all types of incidents. If these incidents happen to become claims, claim reports can then be sent directly to the carrier,… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Top Stories - Recent, Workers' Compensation

Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation Announces March Enforcement Actions

April 17, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)

Division of Workers’ Compensation Announces March Enforcement Actions AUSTIN – Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon recently announced final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC). The final actions include orders related to violations of the Texas Labor Code and rules promulgated by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

Oklahoma Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner Announce Joint Focus on Claimant Fraud

April 17, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Oklahoma State Seal

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Insurance Commissioner John Doaktoday announced plans to revamp and streamline how insurance fraud is investigated and prosecuted in Oklahoma. “Fraud of any kind is a very serious matter in Oklahoma. We are very pleased these discussions embody an increased level of cooperation and shared responsibility between our… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Legislative & Regulatory News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

Patriot Risk Services Reports Record First Quarter Financial Results

April 17, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Patriot Risk Services

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ — Patriot Risk Services, Inc. announced today financial results for its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended March 31, 2011. The Company posted record revenue of $9.2 million and record pretax quarterly income of $5.3 million. These results compare to revenue of $5.5 million and net pretax quarterly income of $2.8 million… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Top Stories - Recent, Workers' Compensation

TDI-DWC Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Compensation Claims

April 11, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)

AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved one initial application and nine renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These ten companies collectively employ approximately 33,800 employees in Texas. Under Texas law,… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

Crawford Promotes Stevenson and Powers to Serve as Associate General Counsels

April 7, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Crawford and Company Logo

ATLANTA /PRNewswire/ — Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions, has promoted two members of its legal department to serve in the newly created positions of associate general counsel for the Company. Tami E. Stevenson, general counsel of Broadspire, a Crawford Company and third party administrator of… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, People On The Move, Top Stories - Recent

Sedgwick CMS Launches Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety Services Division

March 30, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Sedgwick CMS

Memphis, TN – Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. today announced the establishment of its risk management and patient safety consultation practice to serve hospitals, physician groups, healthcare systems, insurance companies, and other healthcare organizations. Leading the company’s efforts in this area is industry veteran Michelle Hoppes. Sedgwick CMS’s healthcare risk management practice is designed to… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Industry News, Risk Management News, Top Stories - Recent

Ohio BWC Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Targets Postal Contractors

March 27, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Ohio BWC

COLUMBUS – A task force created by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) in collaboration with the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) has uncovered workers’ compensation fraud at six businesses that contract with the Postal Service. The task force was created in 2009 to address a… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

New York Work Comp Board Posts New Reimbursement Rates For Inpatient Hospital Care

March 27, 2011 - WorkCompWire

New York State Workers Compensation Board

Pursuant to New York Public Health Law § 2807-c(1)(b-1), the workers’ compensation fee schedule for inpatient hospital care tracks New York Medicaid rates, with limited statutory modifications. The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is required by statute to promulgate the workers’ compensation rates. The DOH has recently provided the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board)… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Legislative & Regulatory News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

Missouri Dept of Labor Division of Worker’s Compensation Approves First “Line of Duty” Comp Claims to Assist Survivors

March 24, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Missouri Department of Labor Workers Compensation

Jefferson City, Mo— The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) mailed the first checks to families of loved ones killed in the line of duty after approving the two claims filed in 2010. These Missouri families each received $25,000 from the Line of Duty Compensation fund, for a total of $50,000. “This is… [Read more]

Filed Under: Claims, Legal, & Compliance News, Legislative & Regulatory News, Top Stories - Recent, WCW Inner Page Featured - Recent, Workers' Compensation

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