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 Workers' Comp Insurance Trends 2012
NCCI says the workers' comp line continues to struggle; underwriting remains flat | |
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 NCCI's State of the Workers' Compensation Line 2012: The Struggle Continues, by John Stahl, Esq. The State of the Workers' Compensation Line 2012 presentation at the National Council on Compensation Insurance Holdings. Inc.'s 2012 Annual Issue Symposium discussed trends in workers' compensation insurance premiums, claims frequency, and related statistics. Dennis Mealy, who is the chief actuary for NCCI's Actuarial and Economic Services Division, analyzed the factors behind those numbers. The overall conclusion was that "the workers' compensation line [of insurance] continues to struggle; underwriting results remain flat and at unacceptably high levels." Mealy attributed the particularly significant impact of recent economic conditions on the workers' compensation insurance industry...Read more.
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| Larson's spotlight: immunity | |
Safety Inspectors Granted Immunity From Liability Under Workers' Comp Act, by Thomas A. Robinson. While it is axiomatic that the employer generally enjoys immunity from suit by an injured employee for negligent inspection of machinery and/or the work premises, such has not always been the case for insurers and others who perform safety inspections on behalf of the employer. Responding to an early line of cases that held carriers and others liable for negligent inspection, a number of states amended their workers' compensation acts so as to include carriers and certain others performing inspection services within the definition of "employer." The Illinois statute [820 ILCS 305/5(a)] is an example. Within that context, an Illinois appellate court recently affirmed... Read more about this case and other noteworthy cases involving direct appeal, post-traumatic stress disorder, and auto accident after receiving flu vaccine. |
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| blogs at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community |
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Newly Retired Police Officer Charged With Mail Fraud and Health Care Fraud, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
I'll Take Mine With Icing: A New Spin on Daubert in Delaware, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
 Missouri: Claimant Entitled to Pre-judgment Interest Against Second Injury Fund, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it.
Missouri: Knee Injury Produces Dire "Natural" Consequences, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it. |
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ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES |
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2012 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.
May 21, 2012: OSHA Regulatory Burden: New Study Debunks Theories.
May 14, 2012: A New Medicare Set-Aside Reform Bill.
May 7, 2012: Death of a Workers' Comp Opt Out Bill.
April 30, 2012: The Australian Motel Sex Injury Case.
April 23, 2012: Will the SMART Act Pass This Year?
April 16, 2012: The Battle Beween RICO and Exclusive Remedy.
April 9, 2012: Aggressive Surveillance of Injured Worker's Family.
April 2, 2012: Intoxication Presumption.
March 26, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Roberts (LHWCA case).
March 19, 2012: Recent Medicare Set-Aside Changes.
March 12, 2012: SCOTUS Hears Roberts Oral Argument.
March 5, 2012: The Defense of Intentional Self-Injury.
February 27, 2012: Workers' Comp Reform: Spotlight on North Carolina.
February 21, 2012: Workers' Comp Reform: Spotlight on Illinois.
February 13, 2012: Exclusivity & Intentional Torts Under LHWCA.
February 6, 2012: Chronic Pain Treatment: New Attitudes and Alternatives.
January 30, 2012: Impact of Workers' Comp Reform: NY and CA.
January 23, 2012: Economic Costs of Occupational Injuries.
January 17, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Outer Continental Shelf.
January 9, 2012: Top 10 Bizarre Cases for 2011.
January 2, 2012: 10 Myths and Facts About Workers' Compensation.
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