The Texas Department of Insurance has informed the director of the state’s property insurance company of last resort for wind in the state’s coastal counties that it is placing the organization under TDI’s administrative oversight. In a Feb. 28, 2011, …
The New Mexico Senate has passed a bill giving judges authority to aggregate the dollar amount of false insurance claims to determine the penalty before sentencing a fraudster. Judges can impose harsher sentences by combining into one lump sum the …
New Mexico’s Senate has rejected Republican-backed proposals to stop the state from issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Two measures failed on party-line votes, with 14 Republicans voting to end the state’s practice of granting licenses to illegal immigrants. Twenty-five …
The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ned Fuller as director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration. Fuller was nominated by Gov. Susana Martinez and began work Jan. 24 as the director designee. Fuller, an attorney, worked for private law firms, …
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries has cited a Puyallup asbestos abatement company for several willful violations and fined the firm more than $400,000. The action deals with two abatement projects the company undertook last year at the former Lynnwood …
Chartis has introduced the extension of CrisisResponse XS coverage to its catastrophic excess employment practices liability (EPL) clients. Developed by Chartis’ Cat Excess Liability Division, CrisisResponseXS allows companies to act swiftly to mitigate losses and prevent reputational damage in the …
A top Illinois lawmaker is calling for an audit of the state’s questioned workers’ compensation program as it applies to state employees. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has introduced a bi-partisan resolution calling for the …
Come along for the ride as we consider the resume of an average Gen Yer. Why do they switch jobs? Do we want ‘one of them’ working for us? In a report by Health by Design (info@healthbydesign.com.au) titled Gen Y- …
Florida has approved lower collateral payments for another Bermuda reinsurer, the eighth foreign reinsurer to be granted this approval by the state. Tokio Millennium Re Ltd., a subsidiary of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., said it has …
A Harrison, Ohio, woman has been convicted of fraud in a Hamilton County courtroom for failure to maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage to protect her employees in the event of a workplace injury or illness, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …
