Legislature Lets Municipal Insurance Trouble Get Worse.
My column in The Hartford Courant today is about the legislature prolonging the life of a troubled workers’ compensation insurer for government entities. The insurer, MIRMA, has struggled with financial problems for years. They state’s insurance regulators, however, are barred from taking appropriate action. Medical care for injured workers is now in danger.
At the end of this post is a link to the letter that the Workers’ Compensation Commission chairman, John Mastropietro, sent to MIRMA on April 6th. As of Friday, the only he change had been another medical provider complaining that its bills hadn’t been paid. Mastropietro said he’s had no reply to his letter from MIRMA. My phone and email messages to MIRMA also received no rely.