Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The MEMIC Group Promotes Torrey to Production Underwriter in Connecticut
Jan 8 2018 // To support continued growth within the Connecticut market, workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Ian Torrey to the position of production underwriter. Torrey, a native of...
Film Company Fined For Death of ‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman in Georgia
Jan 8 2018 // A film company faces a citation and fine after a stuntman for “The Walking Dead” fell to his death last year during filming on the hit show’s Georgia set, federal authorities said Friday. John Bernecker,...
Declarations
Jan 8 2018 // No Consensus “Until we have some kind of a consensus, or there’s an outcry from everyday business people, it just seems the issue languishes.” — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there is no...
North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases
Jan 8 2018 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission has proposed new rules related to the utilization of opioids, related prescriptions and pain management treatment as a proactive measure aimed at curtailing opioid misuse and...
People
Jan 8 2018 // Oklahoma City-based independent insurance agency, INSURICA, has named Mark Bridges to lead its Texas operations as regional president. Bridges is currently the president of INSURICA DFB Insurance Services Inc. (formerly...
Texas Workers’ Comp Costs Continue to Drop
Jan 8 2018 // More Texas businesses are providing workers’ compensation insurance as the cost of coverage continues to decline, according to the Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Aims for Clarity with Organizational Changes
Jan 8 2018 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has updated its organizational chart and changed the names of an internal division and a working group. The commission reported that the changes reflect an effort...
New Law Requires Notice of Workers’ Comp Premium Hikes in New York
Jan 8 2018 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed Assembly Bill No. 1620 into law, requiring insurance companies to notify employers in advance of some workers’ compensation insurance premium increases. The law was...
Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $100K in Premiums and Investments
Jan 5 2018 // Former licensed insurance agent Frederick Donald Rollins, 42, of Moreno Valley, Calif., was sentenced today after pleading guilty to one felony count of grand theft, two counts of securities fraud and an aggravated...
Workers’ Comp Carrier Retailers Casualty Insurance Expands Into Alabama
Jan 5 2018 // Retailers Casualty Insurance Co. has received all regulatory approvals from the Alabama Department of Insurance to begin offering workers’ compensation coverage in the state of Alabama. Appointed agents may quote...
Marquee Managed Care Solutions Receives Full URAC Accreditation in Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management
Jan 4 2018 // San Diego, CA, January 4, 2018 – Marquee Managed Care Solutions (Marquee MCS) has been awarded full accreditation in Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Makes Organizational Changes
Jan 2 2018 // The Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has updated its organizational chart and changed the names of an internal division and a working group. The commission reported that the changes reflect an effort to more...
Top Insurance Journal Southeast Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // It was another busy year in the Southeast with storms, workers’ comp, and carrier insolvencies dominating the headlines. Here’s a look back at some of the stories that attracted the most readers in...
North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases
Dec 28 2017 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission has proposed new rules related to the utilization of opioids, related prescriptions, and pain management treatment as a proactive measure aimed at curtailing opioid misuse and...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends 16 Medical Providers
Dec 22 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 16 more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Speaker Vos: Passage of Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Bill Doubtful
Dec 22 2017 // A bill that would add a fee schedule for medical care to Wisconsin’s workers compensation law appears to be dead on arrival in the state Assembly. Speaker Robin Vos said there is no consensus among Republicans about...
Missouri Governor Backs Workers’ Comp Boost for Firefighters
Dec 22 2017 // Missouri lawmakers should make it easier for firefighters to get workers’ compensation, Gov. Eric Greitens said during a visit to the St. Louis Fire Academy. The bill by Republican Rep. Nick Schroer would make...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Releases Health Care Provider Oversight Results
Dec 21 2017 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has released the 2017 Health Care Provider Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment results. Health care providers were assessed on their...
Employers, Workers’ Compensation Carriers Eye Trend in Telehealth: Telerehab
Dec 21 2017 // Though employers and workers’ compensation insurers have been utilizing telemedicine for quite some time, there’s been a recent uptick in interest surrounding virtual physical therapy, also known as...
Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
Dec 21 2017 // A Florida construction company owner has been arrested after allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers’ compensation insurance coverage to obtain a lower premium, according to a statement...
