Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Health-care Provider Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 19 2007 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced today that a Cleveland woman pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ compensation fraud. Carolyn Burten, also known as Carolyn Cook, pleaded guilty...
Delaware Moves Swiftly to Enact Major Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 18 2007 // The Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly in the past week to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system and Gov. Ruth Ann Miller immediately signed the reforms into...
Monterey County Contractor Accused of Leaving Workers Without Workers’ Comp
Jan 18 2007 // A longtime Monterey County, Calif., construction contractor is facing charges that he has not insured his employees for on-the-job injuries, according to the California Department of Insurance. Herman L. Johnson, 64, of...
MedRisk Workers’ Comp Provider Organization Now in 36 States
Jan 17 2007 // MedRisk has expanded its Expert Provider Organization (EPO) for workers’ compensation into 10 additional states. Under the EPO model, physical therapists, occupational therapists and chiropractors agree to a unique...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Gets New Labor Representative
Jan 16 2007 // Philip Alan Hood on Jan.9, 2007, was named by Gov. Mike Beebe as the labor representative for the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, AWCC announced. He was appointed by the governor to a six-year term after...
SUA Small Business Workers’ Comp Now Offered by Appalachian Underwriters
Jan 15 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has amended its agreement with Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. to include small employer’ workers’ compensation. AUI will provide workers’ compensation through...
New Workers’ Comp Program Endorsed by Texas Apartment Association
Jan 15 2007 // Whorton Insurance Services of Austin announced it has teamed up with Texas Mutual Insurance Company to create a new Texas Mutual Group Safety Plan. The program started Nov. 1, 2006, and is endorsed by The Texas Apartment...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Adds to Control Over Beacon Mutual
Jan 12 2007 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has increased his influence over the operations of the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer by naming two new board members, a week after one of his business and...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Adds Electronic Notice for Claim Contacts
Jan 12 2007 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission Form announced that its form A-110, the paper document used for decades to notify insurer representatives of new cases at the AWCC, has been replaced by electronic...
Texas Workers’ Comp Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 Available Online
Jan 12 2007 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 containing rules adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The...
California Hosts Hearing on Workers’ Comp Medical Fee Schedule
Jan 12 2007 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation will be holding a public hearing on the Official Medical Fee Schedule – Physician Fee Schedule regulations on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. The public hearing has...
Chicago Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Expands with Workers’ Comp Partner
Jan 12 2007 // Chciago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. announced recently that it amended its Partner Agent Program Agreement with Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) to include small employers workers’...
Del. Governor Hopes Workers’ Comp Reform Will Influence Chrysler
Jan 11 2007 // Pomp and circumstance ruled the day as Delaware lawmakers began a new session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, with only a smattering of legislative business. Families and friends packed into the House and Senate...
Ohio Attorney General Will Not Appeal Court Decision on Injured Workers
Jan 10 2007 // Ohio workers injured while on jobs they obtained through welfare work-relief programs could see benefits increased following a decision by the Ohio state’s new attorney general not to appeal a court decision that...
Pinnacol CEO Named President of AASCIF
Jan 9 2007 // The American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) has named Pinnacol Assurance CEO Ken Ross as its 2007-2008 president. AASCIF is an association of workers’ compensation insurance companies from...
California workers’ comp reforms working
Jan 8 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through Sept. 30, 2006. The data seems to verify that workers’...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 8 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
Attributes of an excellent and lasting EPLI program
Jan 8 2007 // In this soft market, opportunities are once again strong for employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) program business. However, this time there are markets that have matured with the product and are in a position...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 7 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
California workers’ comp reforms working
Jan 7 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through Sept. 30, 2006. The data seems to verify that workers’...
