Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
Mar 12 2007 // 5% The Virginia sales tax from which items used to prepare for a hurricane would be exempt during the last week of May each year under recently-passed legislation. Sales tax won’t be collected on portable generators...
Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
Mar 12 2007 // Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov. Spitzer’s office are as follows: The maximum weekly benefit for injured workers will be increased from $400 to $500 in the first year, $550 in the...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers’ comp reform accord
Mar 12 2007 // But workers’ comp insurers are nervous that cost savings promised by the reforms’ supporters may not materialize New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders have reached an agreement to reform the...
Julie Mix McPeak, Kentucky, Executive Director, Office of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in state government, was appointed executive director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) by Gov. Ernie Fletcher last June. McPeak succeeded Glenn...
UCLA Study Indicates Most Calif. Workers OK With Workers’ Comp Care
Mar 7 2007 // The vast majority of injured workers in California have access to quality medical care, yet a majority still suffer from injuries even after a year of care, according to a study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Adds Communications Liaison
Mar 7 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation announced an expansion of assistance to the public through its Support Services Division with the addition of Communications Liaison Deana Graves. Alan McClain, AWCC Chief Executive...
West Va.’s Brickstreet Mutual Reports Profitable First Year
Mar 7 2007 // The company that runs the state’s workers’ compensation program said it earned $70.7 million during its first year in business. The profit will help build BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s reserves to...
Texas Work Comp Commissioner Names New Medical Advisor
Mar 6 2007 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently named Howard L. Smith, M.D., as medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division). Dr....
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Reform Sails Through Senate, Assembly
Mar 6 2007 // The New York State Senate and Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation its bipartisan backers hope will significantly reform the state’s workers’ compensation system and save employers as much as $1 billion. The...
First Cardinal Adds 3 at N.Y. Headquarters
Mar 1 2007 // Workers’ compensation administrator First Cardinal LLC has announced several new hires at its Latham, N.Y. headquarters. Christopher J. Kownack has joined the claims department as claims representative. Susan Shafer...
Mass. Workers’ Comp Insurers File for 13.4% Rate Drop
Mar 1 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB) today submitted to the state Division of Insurance a proposed average rate decrease of 13.4 percent for workers’ compensation...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer Announces Workers’ Comp Reform Accord
Feb 27 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders announced an agreement to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system that has the backing of business and labor. Under the agreement, benefits for...
It Figures
Feb 26 2007 // $520,000 The amount Citizens Property Insurance Corp. paid out in claims payments to policyholders affected by the Feb. 2 tornadoes in the first few days, according to the company. Tim Loftin, senior vice president of...
Figures
Feb 25 2007 // $520,000 The amount Citizens Property Insurance Corp. paid out in claims payments to policyholders affected by the Feb. 2 tornadoes in the first few days, according to the company. Tim Loftin, senior vice president of...
People
Feb 25 2007 // Covington, La.-based First Premium Insurance Group Inc., a regional property and casualty insurance broker, added a new team member, Crystal DePascual. DePascual joined First Premium’s staff as marketing...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Institute Offers Case Law Seminar
Feb 24 2007 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has scheduled a one-day case law seminar for April 23 in Long Beach, Calif., and April 25 in San Francisco. The program will examine recent workers’ compensation...
S.C. Gov. Sanford’s Business Reforms Include Workers’ Comp
Feb 23 2007 // Reforms aimed at improving South Carolina’s climate for small businesses are high on Gov. Mark Sanford’s list of things to do. The governor’s three-point plan – outlined in his State of the State...
Okla. Sen. Withdraws Workers’ Comp Bill
Feb 22 2007 // State Sen. Debbe Leftwich on Feb. 20 withdrew a measure that was before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill 662 would have restored the right of employees to choose their own physician after being injured on the...
Nevada Lawmakers Debate Policy on Drug Tests for Injured Workers
Feb 22 2007 // Injured Nevada workers could face required drug tests to prevail in insurance disputes, under an industry-backed proposal debated by state legislators. The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee recently heard testimony on...
A.M. Best: Reforms Create a Profitable Calif. Workers’ Comp Market
Feb 20 2007 // The workers’ compensation environment in California has experienced a metamorphosis over the past few years, changing a historically unprofitable line of business into an appealing and profitable line that has seen...
