Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ariz.’s Construction Industry Sees Surge in Injuries to Latinos
Feb 19 2007 // Arizona’s booming population and a surge in construction activity has led to an outsized increase in the number of Hispanic workers injured or killed in the workplace, with more than one-quarter of the injuries...
AWCC Extends Registration Deadline for Education Conf. Discount
Feb 16 2007 // The sign-up fee to attend the annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference has a discounted rate for early registration through March 15, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Abram Interstate Offers Market for Small Commercial and BOP Products
Feb 15 2007 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is announcing a new “A+” XV rated admitted market for small commercial and BOP products in California and Arizona. The program provides coverage for...
Mo. Acts to Minimize Impact of Workers’ Comp Changes for Business Owners
Feb 15 2007 // After a public forum and lengthy negotiations with the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the Missouri Department of Insurance said it has prevented a substantial and immediate increase to the payroll basis...
Texas DWC Approves 11 Companies to Self-Insure
Feb 15 2007 // Eleven companies with approximately 27,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Proposal to Overhaul N.D. Workers’ Comp Board Rejected by Legislature
Feb 14 2007 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has promised to address the management shortcomings highlighted in a recent state audit by next month, its legislative defenders say. The North Dakota House this week...
The Commissioners: Mike Geeslin
Feb 12 2007 // Geeslin has faced hurricanes, liquidations, workers’ comp overhaul And that was just in the first year of the commissioner’s term It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance...
Calif. commissioner to examine broker disclosure, workers’ comp issues
Feb 12 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner may have three major priorities for his office — to make his office non-partisan, to fight insurance fraud and to prepare the state for the next major disaster —...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Mike Geeslin, Texas, Texas Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
8 Calif. to examine broker disclosure, workers’ comp reform
Feb 11 2007 // Commissioner wants to fine-tune system to protect consumers 8 Agents, brokers set sight on political involvement Meeting with legislators helps them relate to insurance issues 9 West has highest number of...
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Feb 11 2007 // Calif. commissioner to examine broker disclosure, workers’ comp issues California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner may have three major priorities for his office — to make his office non-partisan, to fight...
Texas – Mike Geeslin
Feb 11 2007 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin presides over one of the largest insurance markets in the nation. He began his term as commissioner in 2005, just months before Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, sending hundreds...
Tenn. Rakes in Penalties from Workers’ Comp Complaints
Feb 9 2007 // Tennessee’s Workers Compensation Penalty Program has collected close to $300,000 in penalties from insurance carriers and employers since it was created in 2004, officials said. In its first year, the program...
Fla. Charges 2 Insurance Brokers, 1 Other in Major Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 9 2007 // Three Floridians including two insurance brokers have been charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly providing hundreds of workers with falsified workers’ compensation insurance certificates to more than 300...
National Safety Group Supports 2008 OSHA Budget
Feb 9 2007 // Des Plaines, Ill.-based The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) said it supports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) budget request for fiscal year 2008 of $490.3 million and intends to...
Ark. Court of Appeals Sides with Truck Driver in Workers’ Comp Case
Feb 9 2007 // A delivery truck driver injured on his route is entitled to disability benefits, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 6, 2007, overturning a state workers’ compensation commission decision. An opinion written...
Bakersfield Businesswoman Charged with Fraud
Feb 9 2007 // A Bakersfield, Calif., businesswoman and two accomplices have been arrested in California on a list of charges stemming from a variety of alleged fraud. Shawn Dodd, 40, is charged with four felony counts of insurance...
Texas Harvester Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 8 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Patricia Chavez of Sabinal, Texas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The Travis County 390th Judicial District Court sentenced Chavez to three...
Del. Focuses on Workplace Safety for Hispanic Construction Contractors
Feb 5 2007 // As Delaware’s rural landscape gives way to housing developments, immigrant workers who once took jobs in the agriculture and poultry industries are turning to home construction and landscaping. While reaping the...
