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]
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Healthcare Solutions Partners With Jopari
ATLANTA and CONCORD, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of integrated medical cost management solutions, and Jopari Solutions, Inc., a leading supplier of eBilling and ePayment technologies, today announced that Healthcare Solutions is implementing Jopari’s eBill, ePayment and Portal tools to assist Healthcare Solutions streamline operations and enhance its service offerings to suppliers,… [Read more]
AMERISAFE Announces 2011 First Quarter Results
DERIDDER, La., /PRNewswire/ — AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of hazardous workers’ compensation insurance, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Commenting on these results, Allen Bradley, AMERISAFE’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We believe we are at an inflection point in the current pricing cycle. The recent… [Read more]
Majestic Capital Announces Commencement of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Majestic Capital, Ltd. (Majestic Capital) (Nasdaq: MAJC) has announced that on Friday, April 29, 2011, it commenced bankruptcy proceedings by filing a petition under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Such filing was made in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) and was assigned… [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]
Liberty Mutual Group Files Opposition To AIG’s Proposed Workers Compensation Premium Underreporting Settlement
Liberty Mutual released the following statement regarding its filing of opposition papers: Liberty Mutual Group today announced that its Ohio Casualty and Safeco units filed their opposition papers to a proposed “settlement” of the class action suit pending against American International Group for their decades of intentionally underreporting workers compensation premium. The “settlement” proposed by… [Read more]
Majestic Capital Announces Voluntary Delisting of its Common Stock
HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Majestic Capital, Ltd. (Majestic Capital) (Nasdaq: MAJC) today announced that it filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to effect the voluntary delisting of Majestic Capital’s common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market. The effective date of delisting pursuant to this filing will occur on May 9, 2011. Majestic Capital… [Read more]
Coventry Health Care Reports First Quarter Earnings
BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Operating revenues totaled $3.0 billion for the quarter with net earnings of $110.2 million, or earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.74. These results include EPS of $0.08 from the Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-Service (MA-PFFS)… [Read more]
New WCRI Medical Cost Containment Report Details State Strategies
WCRI has released a new report on Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Containment strategies in use as of the start of the year. As costs for workers’ compensation medical care continue to increase rapidly, the pressure on policymakers and other stakeholders to contain those medical costs also continues to increase. This detailed report provides a comprehensive… [Read more]