Applied CIC – Admitted or Not? Are In-force Polices In-Force?
By Workers’ Comp Executive State regulation of insurance was dealt a sharp blow this week. No, it wasn’t because of any action in Congress or a pronouncement from the Federal …
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CDI’s Court Clogged With Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp Cases
Administrative law judges at the California Department of Insurance in recent weeks have held three evidentiary hearings in disputes between California employers and Applied Underwriters/California Insurance Company, and the understaffed …
CDI Bars Applied Underwriters’ From Re-Litigating Issues
The California Department of Insurance’s chief administrative law judge just issued a ruling that could speed resolution of a lot of cases against Applied Underwriters. It was a significant loss …
Applied Underwriters Loses Two in Arbitration, Owes Employers
Two California employer went head to head in mandatory arbitration with Applied Underwriters over its EquityComp program. They won according to court filings seeking affirmation of the awards for $550,093 …
Applied Underwriters Loses a Big One – Forced Arbitration Ruled Out
In an important citable decision, a California Court of Appeal rejected Applied’s arguments to compel arbitration and upheld a finding that the arbitration provision in the reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) …
Mixed Ruling In Applied Underwriters Class Action
A federal district court judge struck a fundamental set of allegations in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by three California employers against Applied Underwriters and its EquityComp and SolutionOne programs …
Applied Underwriters Appeals Arbitration Decision
Applied Underwriters is asking a federal district court to vacate an arbitrator’s decision that it lost. Arbitration found Applied owes thousands of dollars to a former employer in its EquityComp …
Fights Over Applied Underwriters “Excessive” Charges Are Multiplying
In the settlement agreement between Applied Underwriters’ and the California Department of Insurance Applied Underwriters specifically agreed to and affirmed the precedential nature of the Shasta Linen decision. As a …