Comp policy can be rescinded for material misrepresentations On Business Insurance - May 25, 2017 An insurer may retroactively rescind a workers compensation policy because the insured misrepresented employee activities on its application for a policy, a California appeals court ruled.   Dallas-based Southern Insurance Co. issued a workers comp insurance policy effective Jan. 1, 2009, to California-based concession trucking company EJ Distribution Corp. based on an application that indicated covered employees would not travel out of California or outside of a 200-miled radius.  Link To Article

Employer can choose injured worker medical provider On Business Insurance - May 15, 2017 An employer has the right to direct medical treatment of an injured worker after a subsequent diagnosis secured independently by the employee revealed a work-related injury that was previously deemed not compensable, an Oklahoma appeals court has ruled. Link To Article

Is whiplash really a myth? On News Talk - April 24, 2017 Whiplash is nothing but a gravy train for medics, victims and lawyers, according to a former Irish neurosurgeon.   Dr Charles Marks, who lectures at UCC,  has penned an opinion piece in The Irish Times in which he claims that the so-called spinal trauma is just a "myth" to make money. Link To Article

Heroin Overdose Insurance Claims Jump 1,078 Percent In Opioid Plagued Ohio On The Daily Caller - April 19, 2017 Insurance claims for heroin overdoses and dependence are surging in Ohio, one of the states hit hardest by rising rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths, according to a Wednesday report. Link To Article

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