Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pricing Improved in 2011 But Workers’ Compensation Still Challenged: A.M. Best
Nov 13 2012 // The troubled workers’ compensation line of business got a break in 2011 as employment and payrolls stabilized and overall net premiums written increased by 10 percent, according to an A.M. Best report. However, A.M....
Texas Manufacturer Faces $64K Fine for Workplace Hazards
Nov 9 2012 // A Belton, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer has been cited by federal regulators for safety violations in the workplace and faces a fine of $64,800. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Iowa Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Hikes
Nov 8 2012 // Iowa’s top insurance regulator has approved a rate filing that increases workers’ compensation premium rates in that state beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss on Nov. 6 issued an...
NYS Workers’ Comp Board: E-Claims Reporting on Schedule for 2013
Nov 7 2012 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced this week the “eClaims,” the electronic reporting of workers’ injuries, is on schedule for a 2013 implementation. The Board said it released...
Morrison Appointed Chief Legal Officer at Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
Nov 6 2012 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer has appointed Sarah Morrison as chief legal counsel. Morrison will be a member of BWC’s executive staff responsible for coordinating...
Risk Innovations to Acquire Work Comp Business of TAS Insurance Group
Nov 6 2012 // Atlanta, Ga.-based Risk Innovations LLC announced it will acquire the workers’ compensation book of business of TAS Insurance Group Inc., headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. The deal is scheduled to close effective...
Texas Sees Reduction in Average Cost of Work Comp Claim
Nov 6 2012 // The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Texas declined recently, following several years of growth, according to a new study, Monitoring the Impact of Reforms and Recession in Texas: CompScope 13th...
Georgia Govenor Names Gobeil to Workers’ Compensation Board
Nov 5 2012 // Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed the wife of a high-ranking state official to the Board of Workers’ Compensation. Deal released an executive order Friday naming Elizabeth Gobeil to replace former GOP state Rep....
Conn., N.Y. Workers’ Comp Among Most Expensive in Nation
Nov 5 2012 // Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to...
Conn. Regulators Weigh Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Proposal
Nov 5 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced a 30-day public comment period on the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) voluntary loss cost and assigned risk rate filing. The comment period,...
BrickStreet Still No. 1 in West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Market
Nov 5 2012 // BrickStreet Insurance is still the dominant workers’ compensation insurer in West Virginia, despite competition from more than 200 other companies. The Legislature created BrickStreet in 2005 to replace what had been...
Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Going Up
Nov 5 2012 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said he will approve a 6.1 percent rate increase to become effective January 1, 2013 for workers’ compensation. The decision was based on a filing submitted for insurers...
Indiana Agents Benefit from a Healthy Insurance Environment
Nov 5 2012 // And, It’s One They Helped Create, Association Leader Says The current business environment for independent insurance agents in Indiana is pretty good thanks to the hard work and legislative involvement of agents and...
Workers’ Comp Premiums in Texas Drop by 49% Since 2005
Nov 5 2012 // Texas employers are seeing a major reduction in workers’ compensation insurance premiums, an insurance trade group reports. The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) says the drop is the result of reforms in House Bill 7,...
Conn., N.Y. Workers’ Comp Among Most Expensive in Nation
Nov 5 2012 // Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to...
PRIUM Names Hefner VP Of Business Development in Southern California
Nov 2 2012 // PRIUM, a workers’ compensation utilization review and medical management company, has named Angela J. Hefner vice president of business development. Based in the Los Angeles area, Hefner is responsible for developing...
Florida OKs 6.1% Workers’ Compensation Rate Hike
Oct 29 2012 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said he will approve a 6.1 percent rate increase to become effective January 1, 2013 for workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida. The decision was based the...
Ohio Reduces Workers’ Comp Rate for Local Governments by 5%
Oct 26 2012 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors has approved a proposed reduction in average rates for public employer taxing districts by 5 percent. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which public...
Argentina’s Galeno to Handle Mapfre Workers’ Comp, Health Business
Oct 24 2012 // Madrid-based Mapfre is transferring its workers’ compensation and health activities in Argentina to the Argentinian company, Galeno. The transaction also calls for commercial collaboration between both firms, whereby...
Conn. Regulators Weigh Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Proposal
Oct 23 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced a 30-day public comment period on the National Council On Compensation Insurance (NCCI) voluntary loss cost and assigned risk rate filing. NCCI is proposing that...
