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HOF Tight End Seeks Benefits for Brain Injury
11/27/2019
Today reported on Tuesday that Winslow is claiming to have suffered cumulative trauma to his brain between May 1 1979 and Aug. 15 1988 resulting in cognitive and behavioral disorders. CIGA is fighting the claim and USA Today reports a medical exam could determine whether he is eligible for work
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CIGA Board, Committees Meeting in Newport Beach
11/05/2019
The California Insurance Guarantee Associations finance and audit committees as well as its board of directors will meet in Newport Beach today and tomorrow.
The CIGA Audit Committee will hear a report on the 2019 fiscal year as well as a report on its internal audit program. The committee
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WCAB Doesn't Have Exclusive Jurisdiction to Classify Injury as Cumulative or Specific
10/31/2019
Association seeking reimbursement. CIGAs liability is triggered only if there is no other insurance coverage available for a claim.
CIGA denied coverage for Knowles claim asserting that her injuries were cumulative and that the JPA could pursue reimbursement from the Swiss Re Group which had provided
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Court Rules CIGA Not Primary Payer, Not Required to Reimburse Medicare
10/11/2019
The California Insurance Guarantee Association is not a primary plan under the Medicare Act and therefore not required to reimburse the federal government for conditional payments made to injured workers the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
The appellate court in CIGA v. Alex
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2nd DCA Publishes Ruling on Enforceability of Unsigned Endorsement
10/04/2019
v. WCAB CIGA was originally released last month as an unpublished opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in California.
The case arose out of a contract between StaffChex Inc. and Jessie Lord Bakery LLC for temporary staffing services. The contract provided that StaffChex was
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Employer 'Affirmed' Coverage Exclusion for Special Employees
09/19/2019
A California appellate court ruled that a limiting endorsement that excluded workers compensation coverage for special employees could not be invalidated just because the special employer had not signed it.
Case Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. WCAB CIGA No. B292915 0918
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WCIRB: Expenses Remain Most Costly Component of System
07/02/2019
losses in 2018 including benefit payments made by the California Insurance Guarantee Association were 8.4 billion or 48 of insurer calendar year earned premium the WCIRB reports.
Total insurer paid losses excluding CIGA were 8.3 billion or 47 of calendar year earned premium. Combining
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CIGA Boards Meeting in February
01/29/2019
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The CIGA Board of Governors will meet at 830 a.m. Feb. 6 to discuss financial statements cash flow projections and other budget issues. Governors will also hear a presentation from Brad Roeber the new executive director of CIGA.
The Board of Governors will also meet in closed session to review
Category: News
Reprieve From CIGA Surcharge Could Extend to 2020
01/16/2019
The California Insurance Guarantee Association is holding a large enough surplus to cover the costs of its open workers compensation claims without tacking a surcharge this year onto the premiums employers pay.
And the reprieve from the annual CIGA surcharge might not be a one-time deal. The
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Large-Deductible Rules Proposed to Protect Against Insolvencies
07/27/2018
competitors to collect insufficient collateral or to mask these contingent liabilities on their financial statements. The risk of insolvency is transferred from these insurers to CIGA directly and other solvent insurers indirectly.
The department said the insolvency of Ullico Casualty Co. alone has cost
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