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1/1/2015 - 1 min read

Reconstruction costs up sharply across the United States and Canada

1/1/2015 - 2 min read

Combined ratio and other trends

1/1/2015 - 2 min read

The dynamic world of public fire protection

1/1/2015 - 1 min read

New Verisk LOCATION services offered via electronic delivery

1/1/2015 - 1 min read

Determining PPC by section/township/range now possible

12/17/2014 - 6 min read

Medicare Advantage update: Court rejects Humana’s request for class certification

In the case In re Avandia, MDL No. 1871, 2014 WL 6684343 (E.D. Pennsylvania, Nov. 24, 2014),1 the United States District Court denied Humana’s request for class certification regarding those Medicare Advantage Plans (MAP) with unresolved lien recovery claims.

12/2/2014 - 4 min read

CMS releases new Section 111 alert regarding SSNs

CMS has released a new NGHP Section 111 alert providing additional information regarding its plans to allow RREs to submit partial social security numbers (SSNs) for Section 111 purposes beginning January 5, 2015.

11/17/2014 - 3 min read

CMS alert: Introducing recovery agents

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a technical alert outlining the role of a designated recovery agent in Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance.

11/17/2014 - 5 min read

When can I use my WCMSA?

In McCarroll v. Livingston Parish Council, 2014 WL 5439624, -- So.3d – (La. App. 1st Cir., October 27, 2014), the parties believed that the claimant could use his approved WCMSA fund to cover a surgery prior to the court actually approving the settlement agreement

11/17/2014 - 4 min read

Court rules that employer does not have to fund higher WCMSA amount

In Hunter v. Rapides Parish School Board, No. 14-490, 2014 WL 5669206 (La. App. 3rd , Nov. 5, 2014), the Louisiana appeals court held that the employer was not required to fund a counter-higher WCMSA amount under the terms of the parties’ settlement agreement.

10/31/2014 - 1 min read

ISO ClaimSearch still qualifies as a central reporting agency for New York State

The (NYDFS) recently made changes to Regulation 96 however ISO ClaimSearch still qualifies as a central reporting agency.

10/22/2014 - 1 min read

Reconstruction cost increases continue to slow for the US and Canada

10/16/2014 - 2 min read

How Many Tornadoes Does Canada Really Get?

Canada experienced its first F5 tornado back in June of 2007, when a powerful twister touched down in Elie, Manitoba. I can guarantee that Canada will never see another F5 tornado – ever!

10/14/2014 - 2 min read

Court allows Medicare Advantage plan’s suit for double damages to proceed

In an important development on the Medicare Advantage (MA) front, the court in Humana v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company, et. al, No. 13-CV-611-LY (W.D. Texas, September 24, 2014) issued a ruling allowing a Medicare Advantage plan’s lawsuit for “double damages” to proceed.

10/1/2014 - 7 min read

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Reconstruction costs up sharply across the United States and Canada

Combined ratio and other trends

The dynamic world of public fire protection

New Verisk LOCATION services offered via electronic delivery

Determining PPC by section/township/range now possible

Medicare Advantage update: Court rejects Humana’s request for class certification

CMS releases new Section 111 alert regarding SSNs

CMS alert: Introducing recovery agents

When can I use my WCMSA?

Court rules that employer does not have to fund higher WCMSA amount

ISO ClaimSearch still qualifies as a central reporting agency for New York State

Reconstruction cost increases continue to slow for the US and Canada

How Many Tornadoes Does Canada Really Get?

Court allows Medicare Advantage plan’s suit for double damages to proceed

Insuring the connected home