The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Division erred when it denied a worker benefits because it included his wife’s income in calculating the “household income” attributable to an employee under state statute. According to State of …
Should Subcontractors Be Hired as “Employees” or Independent Contractors? Two recent events remind the insurance industry of the importance of understanding the relationship of a worker at a construction site and protecting the insured when the construction worker has a …
Thanks to a bill recently signed by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, families of workers in the state now have greater protections when companies willfully or repeatedly violate laws and it results in a worker’s death. Senate Bill 1125, “Amending Sections …
Insurance broker Aon Corp. reported that the five government agencies to its 2005 regulatory settlement agreement agreed to an amendment that will permit companies it acquires to continue to accept contingent commissions for a limited time. Under the amendment, a …
Incident Notwithstanding, Rail Accidents Down Nearly 25 Percent Nationally More than 3,000 residents of Lafayette, La., were evacuated on May 17, 2008, when a train derailed, spilling 10,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid. The Associated Press reported that the wreck spread …
Lockton, Schwander Insurance Services The Denver office of Lockton Companies LLC, a privately held insurance broker, acquired Schwander Insurance Services of Centennial, Colo. Schwander CEO and President Michael Schwander will become executive vice president at Lockton Denver. He and his …
A Court of Appeal in California rejected a constitutional challenge to the number of visits a worker is entitled to for chiropractic, physical therapy or occupational therapy visits under the state’s workers’ compensation rules. According to Jose Facundo-Guerrero v. Workers’ …
Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as chief operating officer. He succeeds …
Commissioner Takes Action on Five Recommendations Insurance fraud in California totals more than $15 billion each year, costing each resident an average of more than $500 per year. That’s the estimate published in a report recently issued by California Insurance …
The Oregon Insurance Division has amended rules to reduce fees for license examinations and reexaminations for insurance producers, adjusters and insurance consultants, and to change the biennial renewal date for individual adjuster and insurance consultant licenses from the anniversary of …
