Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Upstate N.Y. Auto Parts Couple Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 23 2006 // The New York State Insurance Fund has reported the arrest of a husband and wife in connection with an alleged workers’ compensation premium fraud scheme in upstate Jefferson County, New York. Gordon Dobbins, 73, and...
La. Workers’ Comp Insurer Stresses Workplace Safety for Young Hires
May 23 2006 // Summer is a peak hiring time for thousands of young workers, and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers of the importance of safety in the workplace for young hires. According to...
California Correctional Officer Submits Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Claims
May 23 2006 // A former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation correctional officer has been arrested on insurance fraud charges for submitting fraudulent workers’ comp claims, according to Insurance Commissioner...
Alaska Legislature rejects self-insurance bill as session comes to end
May 22 2006 // News Currents Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this month and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...
Washington lowers fine, penalties against self-insured contractor Skanska
May 22 2006 // Upon further review of more detailed audit information, and as a result of Skanska’s improved handling of workers’ compensation claims, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Tumwater, Wash., has,...
Florida officials make 80 arrests, kick off ‘operation spring cleaning’
May 22 2006 // A special statewide operation targeting the arrest of 80 suspects from Miami to Pensacola, Fla. for their roles in insurance fraud schemes, dubbed “operation spring cleaning,” was launched in early May by the...
Avian Flu and the Property Casualty Industry
May 22 2006 // Insurance buyers are taking a close look at their insurance and risk management programs, looking for possible financial recourse in the event of an outbreak. It is therefore worthwhile to examine each line of coverage in...
Nine Companies Approved to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
May 19 2006 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently approved the reapplications for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure covering a one-year period for nine private employers. Texas law allows...
Study: Mass. Workers’ Comp Cost Trend Slows; Average Claim Typical
May 18 2006 // The costs per workers’ compensation claim in Massachusetts rose 8 percent for claims evaluated mid 2004 with an average of 12 months’ maturity, according to a new study by the Cambridge, Mass-based Workers...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Seeks Legal Redress for Failed Insurer
May 18 2006 // Editor’s Note, March 2009: In response to a complaint that the Insurance Journal reported only one side of the preceding story, and as a means of resolving Anthony Huff’s claims against the Insurance...
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Looking to Sell Investments Worth $393 Million
May 18 2006 // Ohio’s embattled insurance program for on-the-job injuries is looking for a banker to sell investments worth about $393 million so it can put the money in less risky ventures. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’...
Eight Indicted by San Diego County Grand Jury for Fraud
May 18 2006 // Eight Massachusetts residents have been indicted for insurance premium fraud charges by a San Diego County grand jury. The eight owners and employees of Massachusetts-based National Independent Contractors Association...
Report Says Comp Costs per Claim in La. Higher Than in Median State
May 17 2006 // Louisiana’s average total cost per claim placed it among the group of states with higher average costs per claim when compared to the median study state, according to a new report by the Cambridge, Mass.-based...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Seeks to Withdraw 27.7% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut Bid
May 16 2006 // Policyholders of Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. hoping for quick approval of a proposed 27.7 percent rate cut will have to wait. The insurer has moved to withdraw its loss cost filing that seeks for a 27.7 percent decrease...
Father and Son Arrested in California for Workers Comp Fraud
May 16 2006 // Glendale, Calif., car wash owners Shagen Galstanyan, 51, and his son, Vahe Tergalstanyan, 23, have been arrested for workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Both suspects were booked into the Riverside County Jail...
Texas Workers’ Comp Educational Session Offered in Lubbock on May 30
May 16 2006 // The Lubbock Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Posts Newsletter Online
May 15 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it has posted the Spring issue of the DWC Workers’ CompUpdate newsletter on the agency Web site at...
Upstate N.Y. Stone Mason Under-Reported Workers’ Comp, Says Fund
May 14 2006 // An upstate New York employer’s alleged attempt to pay lower premium than required for his workers’ compensation policy with The New York State Insurance Fund began to unravel after he filed a claim for an...
W.Va. Spouses Ask High Court for Assurance of Lifetime Benefits
May 13 2006 // West Virginia lawyers for spouses of people who died from work-related injuries and illnesses, including four victims of January’s Sago mine disaster, have asked the state Supreme Court in Charleston, W.Va. to ensure...
2005 Workers’ Comp Stats Positive, But Expert Advises Caution
May 12 2006 // Singer Bob Dylan’s song, “The Times, They Are a Changin’,” was cited as a cautionary reminder by Steve Klingel, NCCI Holdings Inc.’s president and CEO, as he gave a positive report on 2005...
