Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The owner of a Fresno, California-based for-profit vocational school was charged with engaging in fraudulent billing practices related to workers’ compensation. Paul Steve Ramirez, 59, was charged with 11 felony counts, including insurance fraud. The fraudulent insurance claims could reach …

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Workers Comp Compensation Insurance Claim Claim 264

Insurance Journal

MAY 22, 2025

A former Westminster, California, police officer and her stepfather were charged in a large-scale workers’ compensation fraud case after an investigation revealed the officer collected more than $600,000 in disability payments while reportedly engaging in physically strenuous activities. Nicole Brown, …

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Workers Comp Compensation Workers Compensation Insurance Claim 195

AMAXX

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Efficient Communication of Medical Records Communication is critical, especially when it comes to sharing medical records with insurance claims adjusters or your company. Willingness to Handle Workers’ Compensation Cases Workers’ compensation cases come with unique requirements and responsibilities.

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Workers Comp Workers Compensation Compensation Injury 105

LexisNexis

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Colleen Casey, Former Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board The battle of the bill review experts is on! in fees for dental services and appliances admittedly provided to the injured worker, Donate Russell. Earned the Self-insurance Claims Examiner Certificate. The lien was denied.

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Workers Compensation Compensation Injury Claim 40

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2024

But perhaps the Orlando-founded firm has grown too big, too quickly, suggests a proposed class-action lawsuit that claims the firm has botched hundreds of … Morgan & Morgan calls itself the nation’s largest injury law firm, with offices in most states.

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Injury Claim Workers Compensation Insurance Claim 279

Zywave

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

But beyond just the employee benefits, the workers’ compensation and general liability markets are also feeling the pinch of increased medical costs. These nuclear verdicts often are seen as a result of social inflation, which refers to the rising cost of insurance claims influenced by societal trends.

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LexisNexis

JANUARY 15, 2025

Oakland, CA A California Workers Compensation Institute (CWCI) review of the initial report on fiscal year (FY) 2023/24 California workers compensation public self-insured data shows that an 18.7% increase in average indemnity payments drove public self-insureds total paid losses up nearly $42.6

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