The Oregon Insurance Division recently adopted rules implementing legislation (HB 3605) enacted in the 2008 special session, which authorized the...
Yearly Archives: 2008
35 The number of compensable fatalities the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Workers’ Compensation Division received notification of...
protectionist requirement that served only the self interests of small protectionist agents. The battle to defeat countersignature laws is finally...
W.R. Berkley Corp. named William M. Rohde Jr. president of Acadia Insurance Co., succeeding Bill Thornton, who now is chairman...
Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation wage-replacement or pension benefits will receive a 5.018 percent cost-of-living increase, according to the...
utilization review process when considering requests for treatment. Employers must conduct utilization reviews when deciding whether to approve or deny...
California Orders Allstate to Cut Home Insurance Rates 28.5% Allstate Corp. has been ordered to cut its California homeowner insurance...
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has signed into law a bill that requires only fire-safe cigarettes be sold in the state...
Record widespread flooding across the Midwest has once again highlighted the catastrophic dam- ages that flooding can cause. Yet a...
To conclude the Liberty Mutual ruling marks the end of the Spitzer era may be wishful thinking. Liberty Mutual downplayed...