Greetings!
Welcome to your weekly WCI Newsletter. We have selected the top stories that appeared on our website this week to help you stay up to date on what is happening in the world of workers' compensation and insurance. Enjoy.
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 Injured Worker Claims 'Deliberate Intent' in Asbestos Claim
A worker in Washington state claims that The Boeing Company "deliberately intended" to harm him because it knew of the dangers involved with asbestos in the work environment. Read More |
 WCI Briefs
We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 400 words or less. Read More |
 NY Work Comp Board Seeks $12 Million From Former Trustee
The agency that oversees workers' compensation in New York has accused a former trustee of an insolvent insurance trust with self-dealing and wants to recover from him the nearly $12 million deficit it now is on the hook for. Read More |
 WCEC: Bigger and Better in 2014
It just gets bigger and better. The industry keynote speaker at the 69th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference August 17-20 in Orlando will be Scott Hudson, President and CEO of Gallagher Bassett. Read More |
 WC Market Hit by TRIPRA Fears
Large employers will find an increasingly difficult workers' compensation market in 2014, Marsh says. Why? Because insurers have begun underwriting policies that contemplate coverage without the financial protections of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. Read More |
 Insurers Hitting the Beaches
Bermuda registered 91 new insurance companies in 2013. That's a 72 percent increase from the 53 firms registered in 2012. Read More |
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