McCloud Fire Department disappointed that ZIB contract wasn t approved
Shareen Strauss
Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers
The McCloud Community Services District voted 3 to 2 last week against a $30,000 contract from ZIB (Zone of Increased Benefits) for the McCloud Fire Department.
The contract was for the volunteer fire department in McCloud to respond to the greater McCloud area, which includes Squaw Valley Road, Mt Shasta Forest, and Wilderness Estates subdivisions, which the fire department already does cover.
All fire departments in California already participate in the Mutual Aid Agreement where different fire agencies will come to the aid in other areas if needed.
Why did I not include the 4/1/19 to 4/1/2020 policy?
Why is it 25% when your fraction shows 50%?
Why are you using 2019 policies?
My corresponding answers were:
I considered the start of the pandemic 04/01/2020. The Workers Comp claims pandemic data should start there. The policies that covered 04/01/2019 – 04/01/2020 would not cover any pandemic dates. I could have used 04/02/2019 or 04/03/2019, etc. but the chart would have been massive.
The chart could have been continued through today, but the numbers reported to the rating bureau (right column) have not been reported after 04/01/2021. The policies after 10/20/2020 would have to be included up until today to complete a year of the pandemic (as requested). So only 50% of 6/12 would be considered as workers comp pandemic data info.
When workers comp claims for COVID-19 fall through the cracks, the costs often land on sick employees and taxpayers
As outbreaks close workplaces and force people to stay home, some claims get turned down - but many employers never filed them in the first place. In the end, relief programs like CERB and private insurers pay the price Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
03/12/21
Texas Says Report COVID-19 Vaccination Reaction Claims (Work-Related)
In reading various Workers Comp publications – yes, I do that in the evenings, I came across an article that caught my eye. The Texas Department of Insurance released a memo on March 2, 2021, that employers should report any COVID-19 vaccination reaction claims to their carrier/TPA by filling out a report of injury.
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That request piqued my interest enough to cause me to research the memo so that any of our clients or really any employer could have this advice. I had written a few
TDI Says Not All COVID-19 Reaction Claims
03/09/21
Workers Comp Predictive Analytics – Do Not Ignore Old Open Claims
One of the big changes with loss run reviews started with the carriers and now the whole insurance industry not ignoring the old open claims. Workers Comp predictive analytics has changed how old open claims are evaluated in underwriting.
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Years ago, I wrote numerous articles that pointed to only considering claims that were going to be fed into the Experience Mod system. I even said that
predictive systems would not workin workers comp. That statement still stands. I will cover it in the next heading.