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• Zurich American to Refund $4.6M to N.Y. Disability Policyholders

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 22, 2013

  New York says Zurich American Insurance Co. failed to spend at least 60 percent of total premiums on claims as required by the state’s law.

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  Who the Heck Insured This Place?

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 19, 2013

  It hasn’t been easy to find who provided insurance for the West Fertilizer Co.—and maybe there’s a reason for that.

• Ohio Files to Appeal $860M Workers Comp Ruling

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 17, 2013

  The state of Ohio is looking to appeal a court decision that would require the state workers compensation fund to reimburse employers $860 million in alleged premium overcharges from 2001 to 2007.

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  I.I.I.'s Hartwig Narrowly Misses Boston Marathon Blasts

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 15, 2013

  Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, was no more than 100 feet away from where one of two reported explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon occurred April 15.

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  Tennessee House Volunteers its Workers' Comp Dispute-Resolution Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 15, 2013

  Tennessee has taken another important step in replacing its court-based workers' compensation dispute resolution system with an administrative process.

• Experts: PPACA Affect on Workers Comp a Subject of Conjecture

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 15, 2013

  There is little question that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will impact every American, but its ramifications on Workers’ Compensation remains a subject of conjecture and speculation among legal experts and risk managers.

• Industry Against Opt-Out Provision in Oklahoma Workers' Comp Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 8, 2013

  Workers compensation reform legislation debated by lawmakers in Oklahoma continues to contain a provision opposed by insurance trade groups.

• Calif. State Fund Annual Net Income Soars; Announces 7% Rate Cut

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 4, 2013

  The California State Fund says yearly net income increased 176 percent in 2012—evidence that its three year restructuring plan is paying off, says the company’s CEO.

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  Tennessee Looks to Change Workers' Comp Dispute Resolution System

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2013

  Tennessee is moving to replace its court-based workers compensation dispute-resolution system with an administrative process used by all but three states.

• WCRI: California Reforms to Affect Price, Use of Medical Care

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 3, 2013

  Substantial workers-compensation rule changes in California are likely to affect the price and utilization of medical care to injured workers by most types of providers, says a new study.

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  Ohio Employers Win $860M Case Against State WC Fund; Fund to Appeal

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2013

  Employers who paid into a workers’ compensation fund in Ohio run by the state were granted $860 million in refunds Wednesday by a judge who ruled that the fund had overcharged some employers from 2001 to 2008.

• NCOIL Considers Model Laws on Prepackaged Drugs, Opioid Abuse

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 20, 2013

  State legislators have proposed and conditionally approved a model law that would tie reimbursement rates for prepackaged drugs dispensed by physicians for worker’s compensation patients to the original manufacturer’s average wholesale price.

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  Risk Managers Share Insights on Workers’ Comp Success

  By PC360 Staff  |  March 19, 2013

  Top risk managers from major corporations—including Disney, Hostess, SAP, and Beam—discuss their strategies for a winning program—and name their favorite workers' comp carriers.

• Illinois Bucks Trend in Other States; Looks to Establish Competitive Workers' Comp State Fund

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2013

  Illinois state legislators are running counter to a national trend by proposing creation of a state workers’ compensation insurance fund that would compete with the private system.

• Judge Rules Ohio State Workers' Comp Fund Overcharged Employers; Fund Will Appeal

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 7, 2013

  Ohio employers could share refunds totaling $861 million if a court decision holding that the state workers' compensation fund overcharged employers is upheld.

• AIA Questions Bill Designed to Privatize Oklahoma's Workers' Comp Insurance Fund

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 6, 2013

  Legislation is currently pending in the Oklahoma legislature that proponents say would privatize its nonprofit workers’ compensation insurance fund and turn it into a private domestic mutual insurance company.