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Largest workers’ comp. insurer in Pa. lax on contract management

Bob Graham — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:30:23 +0000

Pennsylvania's auditor general said the state's largest workers' compensation carrier failed to hold a contractor who received nearly $4.9 million over two years accountable for the terms of the contract.

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Man caught being DJ must repay $27,000 in workers’ comp. payments

Bob Graham — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:28:01 +0000

An Austintown, Ohio, man must repay more than $27,000 in workers' compensation payments he received illegally.

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Workers’ compensation judgment against rapper Jay-Z to be vacated

IFAwebnews Staff — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:16:21 +0000

The rapper and hip hop mogul Jay-Z has been freed of an $18,000 workers' compensation judgment in New York.

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UMPC plans launch of separate workers’ comp. insurance company

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:38:29 +0000

A Pittsburgh, Pa.-based health care network filed an application with the state to launch a new domestic company that would write workers' compensation insurance policies.

UMPC plans launch of separate workers’ comp. insurance company via IFAwebnews.

N.C. man pleads guilty to $2.7 million workers’ comp. scheme

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:40:03 +0000

A Wake Forest, N.C., man pleaded guilty Nov. 29 to his role in a $2.7 million workers' compensation scheme, according to Florida insurance regulators.

N.C. man pleads guilty to $2.7 million workers’ comp. scheme via IFAwebnews.

N.Y. court reinforces workers’ comp. law dictating claims payments

Jaime L. Brockway — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:15:21 +0000

The New York Court of Appeals ruled against insurers in six separate cases Nov. 15 by upholding a law requiring private insurers to deposit payments for some workers' compensation benefits into state trust funds.

N.Y. court reinforces workers’ comp. law dictating claims payments via IFAwebnews.

Ohio business owner skirted state workers’ comp. law, state warnings

IFAwebnews Staff — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:49:30 +0000

A Newark, Ohio, man who operated his business for more than a decade without proper workers’ compensation insurance, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which was suspended, and ordered to pay $205,000 in restitution.

Ohio business owner skirted state workers’ comp. law, state warnings via IFAwebnews.

Insurer reconsiders, pays $2.5M claim of Joplin tornado hero

Jaime L. Brockway — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:25:12 +0000

A Lansing, Mich.-based insurance company, after first rejecting a claim, agreed to pay a man who was injured in the Joplin tornado while trying to save three men in a group home.

Insurer reconsiders, pays $2.5M claim of Joplin tornado hero via IFAwebnews.

Former Pa. insurance agency owner accused of $255,000 premium theft

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:54:19 +0000

A former insurance agency owner from Berks County, Pa., was accused of stealing more than $255,000 in insurance premiums from his clients.

Former Pa. insurance agency owner accused of $255,000 premium theft via IFAwebnews.

Iowa staffing firm head admits shifting payroll to trim workers’ comp.

Bob Graham — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:12:28 +0000

The president of a Des Moines, Iowa, staffing company pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud in connection with the defrauding of workers' compensation insurers.

Iowa staffing firm head admits shifting payroll to trim workers’ comp. via IFAwebnews.