Applied Underwriters’ Sale Moving
Applied Underwriters’ is embroiled in litigation across the country for, among other things, its use of unfiled and unapproved side agreements to its workers’ comp program. The California Department of …
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Berkshire Still Largest Workers’ Comp Group, But Only By A Hair
The Berkshire Hathaway Group continues to make history by claiming for the second year in a row the title of largest writer of workers’ compensation coverage in California. The group …
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Applied Underwriters Losing, Settling Multiple EquityComp Disputes
The California Department of Insurance’s hearing bureau is making its way through a backlog of cases filed by former insureds in Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp program, but progress is fleeting. New …
No Bad Faith Claim Handling, Ninth Circuit Holds
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal says a lower court was correct to reject a truck driver’s bad faith claims handling allegations when the carrier had no knowledge of the …
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Applied Underwriters Loses On Arbitration – Again
The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District says Applied Underwriters cannot force a former insured under its controversial EquityComp program to settle its disputes in arbitration. This is …
Applied Underwriters Ignored X-Mod Change
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara finds more controversy about Applied Underwriters. Commissioner Lara determined California Insurance Company (CIC), an Applied Underwriters unit, violated Insurance Code sections 11734 and 11735 by using …
NAIC’s Top 25 Workers’ Comp Carriers Steady In 2018
The Travelers Group (NYSE: TRV) and Hartford Fire & Casualty Group (NYSE: HIG) are still the largest writers of workers’ comp insurance in the nation, according to a first peek …
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NJ Notices Suspension of Applied Underwriters
The New Jersey Department has ordered Applied Underwriters and various subsidiaries to show cause as to why its Continental Insurance Company subsidiary shouldn’t be suspended from transacting workers’ compensation insurance …