Liberty Mutual Beats Suit Over Workers’ Compensation Reporting

Liberty Mutual Group Inc. defeated a proposed class action by a Connecticut packaging company that says the insurer overcharges for premiums on workers’ compensation insurance by failing to properly report when it receives third-party settlements, according to a ruling by a federal judge in Boston.

Any alleged failure by Liberty to properly report third-party settlements doesn’t amount to a breach of contract, because Liberty’s insurance policy with plaintiff Valley Container Co. doesn’t obligate the insurer to make ongoing reports after the policy expires, Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Wednesday.

Casper ...