N.Y. Grand Jury Report Outlines High Costs of Workers' Comp Fraud On Property Casualty 360 - March 25, 2014 New York City’s construction industry in 2011 alone cost the city and state approximately $500 million because employers misclassified the type of work their employees did for the purpose of paying workers’ compensation premiums. Link To Article

Allianz pays insurance on missing Malaysia jet On The Local - Germany's News In English - March 20, 2014 The airline and relatives of the missing passengers will be paid, a spokeswoman for the firm said on Wednesday in Munich, confirming a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing since it disappeared from radar screens on the night of March 7. It departed from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing, China. Allianz is the main party of a consortium which insured the Malaysia Airlines fleet, the Handelsblatt said. Link To Article

Ex-workers comp director must pay more than $1M in fraud restitution On Business Insurance - March 19, 2014 The former workers compensation director for a Texas risk management fund has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $1 million in restitution after he defrauded the pool of more than $514,000.    Link To Article

Travelers becomes largest U.S. workers comp insurer: NAIC On Business Insurance - March 6, 2014 Travelers Cos. Inc. was the largest workers compensation insurer in the nation last year, overtaking Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. for the top spot, according to market share data released this week by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Link To Article

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