Mark Sektnan News

Insurers Question California Commissioner’s Authority to Make Comp Writers Report Federal Tax Savings

The insurance industry is wondering whether a new requirement from California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones that workers’ compensation insurers report federal income tax savings is legal. Jones wants insurers licensed to write workers’ comp in California to report the tax …

ACIC’s Sektnan Named Chair of Civil Justice Association of California

Association of California Insurance Companies President Mark Sektnan has been named chairman of the board for the Civil Justice Association of California. Sektnan will serve a two-year term. His duties will include overseeing board meetings and serving on the CJAC …

Interesting but Quiet Year for California Lawmakers on Workers’ Comp

After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures that may affect or relate to workers’ compensation. Bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown included laws on pharmaceutical compounding, preventing …

Jones Explains New California Workers’ Comp Calculations at Public Hearing

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones explained during a public hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday why the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is restructuring how the state’s workers’ compensation pure premium rate is calculated, a move that was supported by the …