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Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down

Sep 24 2007 // Employers must view coverage more as a comprehensive risk management tool than necessity Throughout much of the country, declining workers’ compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems...

Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down

Sep 24 2007 // Declining rates act as blinders for many employers. With lower prices it’s easy to shift focus away from injury management and cost containment to other more pressing business matters. Throughout much of the country,...

N.J. Agents Create Web Site to Attract College Students’ Resumes

Sep 21 2007 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals and the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., are calling for college students to submit their resumes to Project Y (http://www.projectynj.org), the...

Ind. ATV Safety Classes Help Reduce Injuries, Fatalities

Sep 18 2007 // The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Purdue University’s Extension Service are offering safety classes to help riders of all-terrain vehicles reduce and avoid injuries and fatal accidents. Indiana...

Mich. Sets New Requirements for Drivers Training for Teens

Sep 10 2007 // Every state has some form of graduated driver’s licensing. It typically restricts nighttime driving and bans teen passengers until drivers rack up hours of driving experience. But Michigan Secretary of State Terri...

Excess Line Association of N.Y. Names Nunziata to Head Education

Sep 10 2007 // The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) has appointed Gene Nunziata as education and communications director. Nunziata will be responsible for membership communication and will direct education and training...

Texas Workers’ Comp Conference to Focus on Continuing Reform

Sep 7 2007 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) will host its 2007 Workers’ Compensation Conference on Sept. 19, at the Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark in Austin, Texas. Joe Anderson, a veteran workers’ compensation...

Cutting Doctors’ Hours May Not Reduce Medical Errors, Studies Find

Sep 6 2007 // Cutting the grueling work hours of doctors-in-training had little effect on reducing patient deaths, according to two large studies. Death rates dropped in one group of patients in veterans’ hospitals but not in...

11 N.J. Public Officials Caught in Feds’ Insurance Brokerage Bribery Net

Sep 6 2007 // Federal agents arrested and charged 11 New Jersey local public officials with taking bribes in exchange for giving public contracts to an insurance brokerage set up by investigators. The public corruption investigation —...

Texas Bond Proposal Would Fund Training for Troopers

Sep 4 2007 // A proposed $49.7 million training facility would help prepare state troopers for the driving conditions they face on the job, including high-speed chases and off-road driving, a Texas Department of Public Safety official...

Subrogation Professionals Add Director of Education

Sep 4 2007 // Edina, Minn.-based the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), recentlyl announced the addition of Leslie Wiernik as director of Education. Wiernik is a past president of NASP and has more than 25 years...