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How to Recruit for the Perfect Culture Fit
Sep 19 2011 // Positive Work Environments Generate Lower Turnover Rates, Higher Employee Productivity Sometimes a candidate is perfect on paper but turns out to be completely wrong for the position. As the saying goes, you can’t...
Value in Hiring a Conservator
Sep 19 2011 // There are several ways a conservator can assist claim adjusters in evaluating fine art and collectible losses. Becker points out that conservators can do the following: Identify pre- versus post-loss damages; Identify...
N.Y. Agents Appeal Compensation Disclosure Ruling
Sep 19 2011 // Two agent groups in New York have filed a formal appeal of a trial court ruling that upheld a controversial state regulation requiring insurance producers to disclose their compensation. The Independent Insurance Agents...
30 Ousted Workers’ Comp Arbitrators Still on Job in Illinois
Sep 15 2011 // Thirty Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission arbitrators whose terms were ended by the governor in July are still on the job and are getting paid. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the arbitrators are...
UK Managing General Agents Launch Official Representative Association
Sep 9 2011 // The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), a non-profit making organization founded to represent UK Managing General Agents, was officially launched on the 1st of September with an initial 40 Full Members...
California Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Payment Increases
Sep 5 2011 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that cost of living adjustments in total permanent disability cases are to be calculated starting the Jan. 1 after the injured worker started collecting his or her payments. The...
California High Court Rejections of Appeals Expected to Raise Costs for Workers’ Compensation System
Sep 5 2011 // The California Supreme Court has refused to hear several appeals on cases this year that threaten to bring higher costs for workers’ compensation and greater uncertainty for insurers. The Supreme Court announced on...
Most Doctors Sued Sometime in Career
Sep 5 2011 // A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine says that one in 14 doctors faces a malpractice suit every year. Moreover, almost every physician will face a malpractice suit — or more than one — during...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
Sep 5 2011 // Based on Premium Growth From June 30, 2011 vs. June 30, 2010 On Aug. 16, 2011, The National Academy of Social Insurance reported that “the number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4...
Workers’ Comp Rate Discount Part of Ohio Job Creation Plan
Sep 5 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an economic development initiative that would offer workers’ compensation premium discounts to new employers in the state. With the goal of creating jobs,...
IIABNY, CIBGNY File Appeal of Producer Compensation Disclosure Regulation
Sep 2 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York and the Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York have filed a formal appeal of a trial court ruling that upheld a controversial state regulation. Attorneys...
Lawyers Claim Montana Workers’ Compensation Investigators Violate Privacy
Aug 30 2011 // Two Billings attorneys are asking the Montana Supreme Court to stop workers’ compensation investigators from practices that they say violate the privacy rights of workers’ comp claimants. The Billings Gazette...
Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Rates Continue to Drop
Aug 29 2011 // Kentucky regulators have approved the sixth straight reduction in workers’ compensation loss cost rates. Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark has approved a statewide average 7.5 percent decrease in loss...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Proposes Job Creation Plan
Aug 29 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an economic development initiative with the goal of creating jobs in that state. Under the proposal, BWC could offer new employers in Ohio a 50 percent or higher...
Insurers Oppose Change in South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Medical Fees
Aug 22 2011 // A new South Carolina regulation for calculating medical fees in worker injury cases has set off opposition from insurers and business groups that claim it favors certain medical providers over others and will increase...
Florida Employers May Face Higher Workers’ Compensation Costs
Aug 19 2011 // Florida business owners could see their workers’ compensation premiums go up if regulators agree to raise rates by a recommended statewide average 8.9 percent. The National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI)...
Most Doctors Sued Sometime in Career
Aug 19 2011 // A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week says that one in 14 doctors faces a malpractice suit every year. Moreover, almost every physician will face a malpractice suit — or more than one...
NY’s Senator Schumer Calls for End to ‘Job-killing’ Insurance Fee
Aug 18 2011 // Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for an end to a new government surcharge that amounts to roughly $20 per worker for New York businesses. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported that Schumer called the surcharge an...
Wright USA Creates Career Protector E&O Plan for Government Personnel
Aug 17 2011 // Wright USA has launched a professional liability product tailored to United States government personnel who are responsible for managing the activities of others. The product – branded as the Career Protector Plan – is...
Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs Reflects Recession
Aug 16 2011 // The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades. Also, according to a report by the nonprofit National Academy of Social Insurance, employer...
