Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
W. Va. cracking down on 2,000 employers without workers’ comp
Jul 24 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured...
W. Va. cracking down on 2,000 employers without workers’ comp
Jul 24 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured...
N.Y. blasts ‘anemic’ workers’ comp anti-fraud efforts
Jul 24 2006 // New York officials have denied a requested 7.5 percent hike in workers’ compensation premiums and criticized what they termed carriers’ ‘anemic’ efforts in combating fraud in doing so. The decision...
N.Y. lawmakers disappoint on property insurer; avoid workers’ comp reform
Jul 24 2006 // The New York State Legislature’s most recent session will be remembered by insurance lobbyists more for what did not get accomplished than for what did. The Republican-controlled Senate and the Democrat-led Assembly...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // The virtual, global economy humbles insurance leaders Insurance professionals have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold. According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // Reforms pushing California workers’ comp rates, losses down The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through March...
Reforms pushing California workers’ comp rates, losses down
Jul 24 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through March 31, 2006, which suggested legislative reforms are...
W.Va. Claimant Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 21 2006 // Jerry Lee McClelland Jr. has been arrested on one felony count of receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a term longer than he was entitled, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L....
Texas Mutual Expands Lone Star Auto Dealers Group Coverage Program
Jul 21 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has expanded its Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group is now open to franchised motorcycle, RV and boat dealerships as well as franchised auto...
Ohio Workers Comp Bureau Agrees to $52 Million Settlement
Jul 21 2006 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation agreed this week to drop its appeal and pay $52 million awarded to injured state employees in a class-action lawsuit. The bureau had argued that state laws prevented workers...
Division of Workers’ Compensation Cautions Community About Coercing Medical Evaluators
Jul 21 2006 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a statement advising that it is “neither ethical nor proper to attempt to coerce medical providers.” According to William Zachry, vice president...
Florida Job Site Sweep Results in Three Workers’ Comp Arrests
Jul 20 2006 // Job site inspections in St. Lucie County, Fla. have resulted in the arrests of three individuals and the issuance of 15 Cease and Desist orders for unauthorized workers and two citations of $2,500 for unlicensed...
N.H. Number One Workers’ Comp Program Upgrades to Real Time
Jul 20 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc.’s NumberOne Comp Program, which offers a variety of monoline workers’ compensation market options to association members, has been upgraded to provide...
CorVel Certified as Texas Workers’ Compensation HCN
Jul 20 2006 // CorVel Corporation announced that its health care network (HCN) has been certified by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. In preparation for its certification, CorVel...
State Legislators Eye Market Conduct, Building Codes, Federal Charter
Jul 20 2006 // State legislators who deal with insurance issues in their legislatures back home are expected to discuss amendments to their market conduct model law as well as state building codes during their summer meeting that runs...
Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary Acquires Two Calif. WC Companies
Jul 19 2006 // Columbia Insurance Company, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Group of Insurance Companies, has agreed to acquire American All-Risk Insurance Services (AARIS) and American Commercial Claim Administrators (ACCA), both...
Texas Fines Carrier for Late Payment of Workers’ Comp Benefits
Jul 19 2006 // Texas’ State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) recently ordered University Health System to pay a fine of $2,500 to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) for late...
Former CompSource Oklahoma Claims Director Indicted for Fraud
Jul 19 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reported that the former claims director for CompSource Oklahoma is accused of one count of workers’ compensation fraud in a Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed...
N.Y. Nixes Workers’ Comp Hike; Blasts ‘Anemic’ Anti-Fraud Efforts
Jul 18 2006 // New York officials have denied a requested 7.5 percent hike in workers compensation premiums and criticized carriers’ attitude towards combating fraud in doing so. The decision means rates will not be going up in...
Occupational Health Program Returns Washingtonians To Work Quicker
Jul 17 2006 // Injured workers in three Eastern Washington counties were 33 percent less likely to miss work and collect wage-replacement benefits if they were treated by doctors participating in a Department of Labor and Industries...
