Quote of the day
“In sum, since the delegation clause clearly purports to alter Luxor’s access to both administrative and judicial review under the [California Insurance Company] Policy, it, in its own right, is a collateral agreement that should have been filed and endorsed to the Policy.”
California’s First District Court of Appeal, joining the Fourth District Court of Appeal in finding that Applied Underwriters cannot compel arbitration
Workers’ Comp Executive
Applied Underwriters’ Can’t Force Arbitration
Court decisions against Applied Underwriters EquityComp Program and its unfiled and unapproved EquityComp reinsurance participation agreement are stacking up. Employers are beginning to see money results and out of long-term debts. Which court just ruled against the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and why? Get the details here. Workers’ Comp Executive
Chicago-area steel company moving to Indiana
Alliance Steel, a Bedford Park, Illinois steel distributor and service center, is moving its headquarters to Gary, for a potential $4.3 million in tax incentives. The company’s chief executive cites Illinois’ business climate and rising prices to ship freight in the past 18 months. Crain’s Chicago Business
Attorney: Raid on Chicago alderman’s office may be related to workers’ comp
Commenting on what may have led federal agents to raid the offices of Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, chairman of the city’s powerful Finance Committee, recently, Chicago lawyer Ed Keefe says there are tens of thousands of pending worker’s compensation claims among city workers and no one can say definitively how much the city spends annually on workers’ comp claims. Chicago City Wire
North Carolina rarely says cancer deaths due to firefighting
Although the state of North Carolina allows $100,000 in death benefits to police fighters, firefighters and rescue squad members who are judged to have died in the line of duty, the state Industrial Commission has awarded benefits when firefighters died of cancer just twice. Firefighters with cancer in North Carolina can’t collect workers’ compensation, including disability benefits, while they’re sick. Workers’ comp laws in 33 other states, in contrast, presume that firefighters diagnosed with cancer got it through occupational exposure, making them eligible for benefits. Charlotte Observer
Healthcare fraud and lawsuit stories of the year: A recap
Becker’s ASC Review recaps 11 healthcare fraud and lawsuit stories of 2018. Becker’s ASC Review