Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers’ comp may not cover employee horseplay
Jul 23 2007 // A Delaware oil refinery worker injured in a practical joke by his co-workers may be allowed to sue them, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Stephen Grabowski was injured in October 2000 when three co-workers grabbed him in...
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Jul 23 2007 // Federal court to hear Nationwide’s Miss. storm surge appeal A federal appeals court has set Aug. 6 as the date to hear arguments on whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. should be forced to cover storm surge damage...
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Jul 23 2007 // Okla. court says law can’t bar evidence in workers’ comp case State senator vows effort to address issue The Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated a portion of a state law that prohibits medical evidence to be...
Florida’s workers’ comp trust fund coffers overflowing with cash
Jul 23 2007 // It’s almost unheard of for a state to try to stave off positive cash flow, but for its overstuffed workers’ compensation trust fund, that’s what Florida is doing. With more than three times the amount of...
Ark. 2007 workers’ comp bills include rules for second injuries, coverage waivers
Jul 23 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has summarized workers’ compensation acts passed by the 2007, 86th General Assembly: Act 1599: Raises the $75,000 threshold at which the Death and Permanent...
People
Jul 23 2007 // Richard S. “Dick” Gieger, general counsel of the law firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins and Irons, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award on July 12 in Austin, Texas, at the 15th Annual Mid-Year Property...
Calif. workers’ comp earthquake losses could exceed $150 million annually
Jul 23 2007 // California workers’ compensation insurers will need $180 million annually to pay for workers’ compensation losses induced by earthquakes, according to a recently released study by the Workers’...
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Jul 23 2007 // Oregon fines nine AIG companies $5 million The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) has imposed a $5 million fine on nine insurers in the American International Group (AIG) for numerous violations of...
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Jul 23 2007 // Hawaii governor vetoes workers’ comp bills The Hawaii Legislature has failed to override Gov. Linda Lingle’s vetoes of two workers’ compensation bills. A two-thirds majority vote was required in both the...
Agency must pay $5.8 million to SoCal firm
Jul 23 2007 // An insurance agency must pay $5.8 million to a small business that discovered it lacked workers’ compensation coverage after a burned employee sued. An agent for Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Insurance Services improperly...
Study: Calif. workers’ comp reforms working
Jul 23 2007 // California experienced the largest decrease in average workers’ compensation costs per claim among 14 states, after years of double-digit cost growth and in the wake of reforms that took effect 2003 through 2006,...
Commercial lines insurers’ stocks up; M&A activity steady in 2nd quarter
Jul 23 2007 // Stock Prices: Commercial insurers’ stocks were up an impressive 8 percent for the second quarter of 2007. Much of the increase can be attributed to the high premium which was paid for Ohio Casualty Corp....
Control experience modification factor, before it controls you
Jul 23 2007 // One of the most confusing components of an employer’s workers’ compensation policy is the experience modification factor. Employers watch it increase and decrease from year to year without much understanding of...
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Jul 23 2007 // $5 million Amount the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is fining nine insurers in the American International Group for numerous violations of Oregon insurance and workers’ compensation laws, some...
Minn. Groups Sue AIG for $100 Million in Damages for Fraud, RICO Violations
Jul 19 2007 // The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) and the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association (MWCIA) filed suit Tuesday (July 17) against American International Group Inc....
Okla. Court Says Law Can’t Bar Evidence in Workers’ Comp Case
Jul 16 2007 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has invalidated a portion of a state law that prohibits medical evidence to be presented in a workers’ compensation case from a doctor hired by an injured worker. The court said it is...
LWCC Appoints Breard as Claims Operations Manager
Jul 13 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that Jill Breard has joined the company as operations manager in the risk management services (RMS) division. In this position, Breard will be responsible...
Study: Calif. Workers’ Comp Reforms Working
Jul 13 2007 // California experienced the largest decrease in average workers’ compensation costs per claim among 14 states, after years of double-digit cost growth and in the wake of reforms that took effect 2003 through 2006,...
Del. Court: Employee Horseplay May Fall Outside Workers’ Comp Law
Jul 12 2007 // A Delaware oil refinery worker injured in a practical joke by his co-workers may be allowed to sue them, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Stephen Grabowski was injured in October 2000 when three co-workers grabbed him in...
Berkley Online Workers’ Comp Portal Plans to Write in 30 States
Jul 12 2007 // Berkley Net Underwriters, LLC, a subsidiary of W. R. Berkley Corp., has launched an online portal at www.berkleynet.com specializing in underwriting workers’ compensation insurance. BerkleyNet’s target market...
