Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines

All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Texas Cabinet Manufacturer Fined $267K for Severe Work Hazards

Aug 19 2013 // Federal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...

Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Appoints New Medical Advisor

Aug 19 2013 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon has appointed Dr. David Davis as the medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC), effective Aug....

Insurance Without TRIA

Aug 19 2013 // If Congress fails to renew or makes significant changes to the federal terrorism risk insurance program, some insurers will be forced to significantly alter their underwriting portfolios to reduce terrorism exposures. Also...

Insurers Seek 1% Increase in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates

Aug 16 2013 // Florida’s employers can look forward to little, if any, change in their 2014 workers’ compensation rates as the state’s industry-backed rating agency has filed for a modest statewide average 1 percent...

Montana Touts Continued Workers’ Comp Improvement

Aug 16 2013 // The Montana Department of Labor says the incidence of workers’ compensation injuries continues to decline. The agency’s recent annual workers’ compensation report says that the number of claims decreased...

WCRI Welcomes Former CEO of Arkansas Workers’ Comp Commission

Aug 12 2013 // Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that the former CEO of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, Alan McClain, would be joining WCRI as a regional director. McClain comes to WCRI from...

NCCI Filing Seeks Decrease in N.H. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs, Assigned Risk Rates

Aug 9 2013 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers compensation loss cost filing to the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Based upon its review of the most recently available data, NCCI...

NCCI Files for 4.5% Decrease in Illinois Work Comp Advisory Rates

Aug 9 2013 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for an 4.5 percent decrease in voluntary advisory insurance rates in Illinois, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission...

Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers’ Comp

Aug 8 2013 // The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims in California, a group said in a report on Thursday. The group issued the report following a decision in June by...

Liberty Mutual Q2 Net Income More Than Triples to $448M

Aug 8 2013 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. posted $448 million net income for its 2013 second quarter, a 222 percent jump from $139 million net income posted during the same quarter last year. The company benefited from lower...

State Sues Indiana Bell for Suspending Injured Workers

Aug 8 2013 // The state has filed a lawsuit against AT&T’s Indiana operating unit, alleging it has a policy of suspending workers who report work-related injuries. The Indianapolis Business Journal reported the state...

First Felony Conviction Won Against Uninsured Employer in Illinois

Aug 8 2013 // For the first time, an uninsured employer has been convicted of a Class 4 felony for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois, the state workers’ compensation commission announced. Ahmed...

WCIRB Raises Advisory Pure Premium 3.4%

Aug 7 2013 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to file an advisory pure premium rate for 2014 of $2.62 per $100 of payroll, 3.4...

Oregon Workers’ Comp Group Avoids Decertification

Aug 7 2013 // Oregon insurance regulators say they’ve stopped moving to decertify a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust after the group increased its security deposit. The Department of Consumer and Business Services...

Boston Insurance Brokerage Appoints VP of Workers Compensation

Aug 6 2013 // Boston Insurance Brokerage Inc. appointed Keith Driscoll as vice president of workers compensation. In his new role, he will further develop the firm’s portfolio of regional and national accounts.Keith...

West Virginia University Initiative Cuts Workers’ Comp Costs

Aug 6 2013 // West Virginia University has reduced its workers’ compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU Office of Risk Management head Mike Ganso tells The Dominion Post that the effort...

Court: No Workers’ Comp For Oregon Dock Urinator

Aug 5 2013 // A federal appeals court says an Oregon longshoreman who got drunk on the job, urinated while standing on a dock and then fell 6 feet onto concrete should not get workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Gary...

Prices Up Again in Q2 But Market Hardening May Be Moderating: Council

Aug 5 2013 // Commercial property/casualty pricing continued to gently creep upwards in the second quarter, however signs of some moderating of increases also surfaced. The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ quarterly...

Texas Business Indicted on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

Aug 2 2013 // A Travis County, Texas grand jury has indicted Mark Edward Helm and McClanahan Drywall Inc., of Emory, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Helm was an officer of McClanahan Drywall Inc. and...

P/C Industry Faces Challenges If Terrorism Coverage Not Renewed: Fitch

Aug 1 2013 // If Congress fails to renew or makes significant changes to the federal government’s terrorism risk insurance program, some insurers will be forced to significantly alter their underwriting portfolios to reduce...