Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers’ Compensation Bill Sent to Missouri Governor
Mar 9 2012 // Lawmakers gave final approval on March 7 to legislation that would expand the type of ailments covered by the state workers’ compensation system, a move that supporters hope will make Missouri more attractive to...
Arrowhead Names McIntosh AVP of Workers Compensation in Northern California
Mar 9 2012 // San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services named Tony McIntosh assistant vice president of its worker’s compensation practice in Northern California. McIntosh, who will be headquartered in Bencia,...
Missouri Senators Look at Changes to Workers’ Comp Insurer
Mar 8 2012 // Missouri senators are looking at changing a state-created insurance company after an audit criticized the firm’s operations and expenses. State Auditor Tom Schweich called for the legislature to investigate whether...
Mass. Commissioner to Hold Hearing on 19.3% WC Rate Hike Request
Mar 8 2012 // Massachusetts insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy will hold a public hearing March 30 to examine a rate increase request from The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB). The...
Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers’ Comp Settlement in California History
Mar 7 2012 // Attorney Christopher Asvar believes he has secured the highest known workers’ compensation insurance settlement in California history, totaling $8.9 million on behalf of a Antonio Enriquez, who suffered a traumatic...
K&B Introduces Workers’ Compensation Program
Mar 7 2012 // K&B Underwriters has launched a new workers’ compensation product in collaboration with SeaBright Insurance Co. The carrier will bring a claims handling and loss control program to K&B’s senior living...
Mansfield Now Leading Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana
Mar 7 2012 // The independent insurance agent trade group, Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc., announced a new slate of officers for 2012. They are: President James Mansfield, Mansfield Insurance Agency Inc., Lawrenceburg,...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Moving to Electronic Claims Reporting
Mar 5 2012 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board is transitioning from a paper to an electronic employer report of injury system. The board will adopt the IAIABC (International Association of Industrial Accident Boards...
Woods Appointed Chief Medical Officer at Ohio Work Comp Bureau
Mar 5 2012 // Dr. Stephen T. Woods, M.D. has been named medical director at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Woods will be responsible for providing direction in the development of medical policy and oversight for...
Chartis No Longer Writing Excess Workers’ Comp as Stand-Alone Product
Mar 2 2012 // American International Group disclosed in its annual report that Chartis management decided last year to cease writing excess workers’ compensation business as a stand-alone product — as “part of its...
Workers’ Comp Surcharge Cost Burden to N.Y. Employers: Study
Mar 1 2012 // The assessment surcharge added to workers’ compensation costs for New York employers is increasingly becoming a burden for businesses, according to a new study. In New York State, the assessment surcharge is...
Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to See 1% Increase
Mar 1 2012 // Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2012. Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has approved a filing from the National Council on...
Investigative Unit to Target California’s Serial Labor Law Violators
Feb 29 2012 // California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su’s aim is to send a message to the state’s underground economy. The message is that the principals of companies with shady employment practices, such as those who try to...
California Department of Insurance Files Action Against Zurich
Feb 28 2012 // The California Department of Insurance initiated an administrative enforcement action against two insurers – Zurich American Insurance Co. and Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois – for using a type of...
Auditor Questions Tax-Exempt Status of Missouri Employers Mutual
Feb 28 2012 // Releasing an audit of a tax-exempt workers’ compensation insurer in Missouri, State Auditor Tom Schweich called for the legislature to investigate whether its tax-exempt status should be retained. Schweich released...
Ex-North Dakota Workers’ Comp Director Files Federal Appeal
Feb 27 2012 // A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director has asked a federal judge to review his felony conviction for misspending state funds, claiming county prosecutors used false testimony to get it. In a petition...
Florida Lawmakers Split on Workers’ Comp Drug Dispensing; Rate Cut Possible
Feb 27 2012 // Florida lawmakers appear headed toward a stalemate over how to rein-in the cost of physician-dispensed workers’ compensation prescription drugs. In an effort to force a deal, Senate lawmakers are calling for a...
Workers’ Compensation Cost Hike Sought in South Carolina
Feb 21 2012 // South Carolina employers could see their workers’ compensation premiums increase next year if state regulators go along with a proposed 7.3 percent increase in the state’s loss cost rates. The National Council...
Missouri Senate Passes Bill Expanding Workers’ Comp to Diseases
Feb 21 2012 // In a move that Republicans contend will make Missouri more attractive to businesses, the state Senate has approved legislation to expand the workers’ compensation program. The measure, SB572, approved with a largely...
Va. Medical Cost Per Workers’ Comp Claim Higher Than Most States
Feb 20 2012 // Broad metrics of worker’ compensation costs show that Virginia is a lower cost state, largely due to a lower frequency of claims, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). But...
