Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Zenith Affected by Declining Premium, Lower Investment Income
Apr 22 2010 // Zenith National Insurance Corp. based in Woodland Hils, Calif., has reported a net loss for the first quarter 2010 of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to net income for the first quarter 2009 of $2.6 million, or...
Florida’s SUNZ Insurance Expands Workers’ Compensation to 5 States
Apr 21 2010 // SUNZ Insurance Co., a St. Petersburg, Florida-based insurer, has added five states to its coverage area for writing workers’ compensation policies. Known primarily for its presence in Florida, SUNZ said it is now...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants to Send Work Comp Claims to Civil Courts
Apr 21 2010 // Oklahoma State Rep. Ken Luttrell is proposing a complete overhaul of Oklahoma’s worker’s compensation system that would result in sending all workers’ compensation claims to district civil...
People
Apr 19 2010 // Central Insurance Companies of Van Wert, Ohio, announced the retirements of Michael E. Thompson and George J. Gress. Additionally, Central promoted Jana L. Ringwald to vice president of Commercial Underwriting for its...
Illinois Injured Worker Prescription Drug Costs Lower Than Study Median
Apr 19 2010 // The payment per claim for prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Illinois was slightly lower than in most study states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The...
Bill Targeting New Orleans Saints Workers’ Comp Issues Expanded
Apr 19 2010 // An attempt by the New Orleans Saints to lower its workers’ compensation costs for injured players has mushroomed into an issue that would apply to all businesses and employees in Louisiana. The Saints were pushing a...
West Virginia Doctor Probed Over Workers’ Compensation Prescriptions
Apr 19 2010 // Investigators have seized a small fortune from a Mingo County, West Virginia doctor in a case that parallels a previous raid of a Williamson pain clinic, court filings show. The U.S. District Court papers disclose that...
Maine Company Seeks Workers’ Comp Board Receiver
Apr 16 2010 // One of Maine’s largest employers is asking Superior Court to appoint a receiver for the state Workers’ Compensation Board, saying it has failed to adopt a legally required medical fee schedule and that its...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Rates Inadequate, Report Suggests
Apr 16 2010 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is reporting that gross written premium for calendar year 2009 is approximatley $8.9 billion, about 17 percent below the written premium reported for...
Injured Workers’ Drug Costs Higher in Florida Than Other States
Apr 15 2010 // The payment per claim for prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Florida was nearly 40 percent higher than in most study states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Insurers’ Group Comments on End of Sessions in Maine, Maryland
Apr 15 2010 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) says the P/C industry made some positive legislative steps in Maine and Maryland this year, although the trade group says it was disappointed with a Maryland law that will raise the...
Maine Workers’ Comp Board Member Pleads Guilty to Assault
Apr 15 2010 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci has directed his chief legal counsel to look into an assault charge against a member of the Workers’ Compensation Board. Fifty-four-year-old Anthony Monfiletto of Portland pleaded guilty last...
Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill on Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 15 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed a bill calling for additional penalties for those who commit workers’ compensation fraud. House Bill 2894 would have required employees convicted of workers’ comp fraud to...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp.’s ‘A’ Rating Reaffirmed
Apr 13 2010 // A.M. Best Company has reaffirmed for 2010 the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. This is the ninth consecutive year that LWCC has received the...
Johnston Re-Elected by California Workers’ Compensation Institute
Apr 13 2010 // T. Hale Johnston, senior vice president and regional manager, Pacific Region, for Reno, Nev.-based Employers, has been re-elected as chairman of the board of directors of the California Workers’ Compensation...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Violation Referrals Double in Q1 2010
Apr 13 2010 // The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) fraud and noncompliance referrals to the state attorney general for workers’ compensation violations more than doubled in the first...
Zenith Picks Thomson to Lead Non-Workers’ Comp P/C Operations
Apr 12 2010 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that Craig Thomson will be joining its principal operating subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Co., as executive vice president. He will be responsible for...
Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Reforms of 2004 Lowered Costs
Apr 12 2010 // Workers’ compensation reforms enacted in Tennessee in 2004 have helped reduce costs in certain specific areas of the workers’ compensation system. The reform provisions related to permanent partial disability...
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Agency Proposes 3% Rate Increase
Apr 9 2010 // North Dakota’s workers compensation agency is proposing a 3.3 percent average increase in its rates, starting in July. Agency director Bryan Klipfel says most of the increase is because of North Dakota’s rising...
Arizona Aims to Privatize State Workers’ Compensation Insurer
Apr 8 2010 // The Arizona House Commerce Committee has unanimously endorsed newly proposed legislation to require State Compensation Fund of Arizona (SCF Arizona) to become a private mutual insurance company owned by its...
