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Reform and Regulations a Double-Edged Sword to Fight Fraud
12/17/2012
; compensation regulations resulting from SB 863 will be a tremendous help in keeping workers' compensation premiums in check" said CALPASC Executive Director Brad Diede. "Without this reform prices would have escalated much more putting law-abiding contractors in an even worse position to compete against
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OK Reform Bills in Both Houses
04/25/2005
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry last week urged state lawmakers to send competing versions of workers' compensation reform to a conference committee to draft an omnibus bill that includes the best of both measures.
"With two proposals on the table it just makes sense to pull the best ideas from both
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Advisory Board Meets for Reform , Fund Unit Updates
12/19/2006
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Advisory Board meets at 130 p.m. today to consider an update on implantation of workers' compensation reform legislation the fraud unit and insurance compliance.
The board also will consider selection of certified arbitrators and future meeting dates
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Alaska 'Met the Challenge' to Reform , Governor Says
08/10/2005
result" Murkowski said. "This state sorely needed a means to control these costs and this bill begins the process."
Alaska joins a national workers' compensation reform movement that has seen laws passed this year in Texas Illinois and Oklahoma. California passed major reforms to its system in 2003
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Jones' Rate Hike Order Ups Ante in Reform Effort
05/31/2012
primary cost driver in Californias workers compensation system he said.
Mark Sektnan president of the Association of California Insurance Companies said the order demonstrates the need for reform based on the recognition that the premiums charged to employers will eventually increase if costs
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Insurance Community a House Divided After Vote
04/07/2006
The insurance industry released dueling opinions Thursday about the South Carolina workers' compensation bill with one group calling the legislation too watered down to qualify as reform and another giving it an enthusiastic thumbs-up.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly
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Critics Say Quinn's Plan Needs Changes on Causation, Medical Care
04/05/2011
reported. Real workers compensation reform starts with revising causation he said.
Kay said he believes Democratic and Republican lawmakers are ready to proceed with workers compensation reform including tackling the causation issue. Reform now has a head of steam he said and the issue may
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Commissioner Announces Conference on Comp Reform in June
04/06/2009
Minnesota Labor and Industry Commissioner Steve Sviggum announced Friday that the Department of Labor and Industry will host its first policy conference on workers' compensation reform June 17 and 18 at Grand View Lodge in Brainerd.
Sviggum reported the conference will examine issues that affect
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AIA Says CA Reform Created a 26% Swing on Rates
07/08/2004
The American Insurance Association AIA Wednesday announced that recently enacted reform legislation passed in 2003 and this past spring has prompted a 26 percent swing in average workers' compensation rates.
Conducted by AIA a survey comparing 190 mid-term pure premium rate adjustments
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CA Gov Plan to Slash $11B Put Into Special Session
11/19/2003
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday proposed a package of workers' compensation reform that mimics bills introduced earlier in the year by Senator Charles Poochigian R-Fresno that he says will slash an additional 11 billion from the system. Indeed Poochigian introduced the Senate version of
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