Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund

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R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, Chapter 37: Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund is a state statute published by Rhode Island General Assembly (webserver.rilegislature.gov). It is one of the Rhode Island documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including rhode island property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-37-13(b) (Payments into fund by insurers and employers)

  “Every certified employer and every insurer shall also pay into the workers' compensation administrative fund the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for every case of injury causing death in which there is no person entitled to compensation.”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-37-24(a) (Suspension of right to write insurance)

  “If the director or any appellate tribunal determines after a hearing that any insurer has failed to make any payment required by this chapter or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, that insurer shall not write or renew workers' compensation insurance or employer's liability...”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-37-19 (Right of appeal)

  “Any insurer or certified employer shall have the right to appeal from any determination or order made under § 28-37-13, § 28-37-16, § 28-37-17, or §§ 28-37-24 - 28-37-26.”

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