[1947] 92-824.1 Washington v. State Fund [6/23/00] 2000 MTWCC 38. Under 92-824.1, RCM (1947), penalty awarded where insurer, between 1987 and 1994, paid TTD claimant's medical expenses at rate of 34.15% despite DOL order that it pay 100% and later claim reimbursement under subrogation order. Conduct in derogation of DOL order unreasonable. Even though insurer would later be entitled to reimbursement, claimant was deprived of immediate monies. Penalty not awarded, however, on insurer's failure to reduce social security offset after cessation of social security auxiliary payments when claimant's children were grown where claimant had been notified of offset and could have informed insurer the auxiliary benefits had terminated.