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May 2016 Notices     Go back to Notices
24 UPDATE - The Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri has declared Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance (“LUA”) insolvent and has ordered the company into liquidation effective May 23, 2016. On May 19, 2015, Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, a reciprocal inter-insurance exchange organized under the laws of the State of Missouri ("Lumbermen's"), was ordered into receivership for the purposes of rehabilitation by the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri (the "Court"). The Court appointed John M. Huff, Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration, and his successors in office, as the statutory Receiver of Lumbermen's. U.S. Epperson Underwriting Company, as Attorney-in-Fact for Lumbermen's, consented to the receivership.

Date of Liquidation: May 23, 2016
Stay: Until Further Notice
Bar Date: 5/24/2017
Receiver: Missouri

For more information see: http://www.lumbermensunderwriting.com/
9 The Settlement Worksheet, form H-07, is revised to reflect COMAR changes in cases involving a third party claim (COMAR 14.09.10.02C).
Use the revised form immediately. All questions on the Settlement Worksheet must be answered. If there is any incomplete or missing information on the Worksheet and/or Agreement of Final Compromise and Settlement, the Settlement Worksheet and all accompanying documents will be returned and the Settlement Approval delayed.  All Settlement Worksheets and Agreements of Final Compromise and Settlement returned by the Commission are accompanied by a Commission Order indicating the specific reason(s) for denial.
You may access the revised form on our Forms & Instructions page.
3 A two hour video from our March 24th Opioids in Workers' Compensation Symposium is available online via YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKZ2yVfGiqs