Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Congress Hears of Jockeys’ Workers Compensation Woes
Dec 5 2005 // Racetrack executives appeared before a House panel in Washington last month arguing that congressional action is not necessary to solve industry problems, including a recent lapse in health insurance for jockeys that left...
FORMER BARTLESVILLE EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
Dec 5 2005 // A former City of Bartlesville employee was ordered to pay almost $4,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, according to Attorney General Drew Edmondson. David Wayne...
Fixing Workers’ Comp
Dec 5 2005 // Louisiana officials anticipate changes in workers’ comp as Hurricane recovery continues. Steven Cavanaugh, CEO of the Louisiana Workers’ Comp-ensation Corp., said the region still faces enormous challenges,...
NO WORKERS’ COMP PREMIUM INCREASES SCHEDULED IN WASHINGTON
Dec 5 2005 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has announced there will be no general increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2006. In late August, the agency proposed a 3.8 percent increase....
COLO. COMP PREMIUM TO DECREASE
Dec 5 2005 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the standard premium for workers’ compensation in Colorado will de-crease an average of 1 percent, as a result of an order signed by Colorado Insurance Commissioner David Rivera. Although...
IJ’s Program Directory, as well as IJ’s E&S Directory and Workers’ Comp Directory, are also available online. Brokers an
Dec 4 2005 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 14th Annual Program Directory, Volume II. Information contained in this 2005 directory has been compiled by IJ’s staff as a resource for readers. For the purposes of this...
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // ALABAMA Alabama Expects 50,000 Claims More than 50,000 claims are expected in Alabama from hurricane damage, however, complete cost estimates won’t be available until this month. Ragan Ingram, Department of Insurance...
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // New Online License Service Available for Wash. Agents and Brokers Insurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals licensed to transact business in Washington can now print copies of their licenses from their...
Congress Hears of Jockeys’ Workers Compensation Woes
Dec 4 2005 // Racetrack executives appeared before a House panel in Washington last month arguing that congressional action is not necessary to solve industry problems, including a recent lapse in health insurance for jockeys that left...
Pittsburgh Hopes Lump Sums Save on Claims in Long Run
Dec 4 2005 // Pittsburgh, saddled with more than 1,000 workers’ compensation claims, is trying to settle some of the claims now so it can save money later. At a cost of $23.3 million this year, Pittsburgh “has one of the...
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // CONNECTICUT Work-Related Deaths: The number of deaths in Connecticut due to work-related injuries increased by 50 percent last year, rising from 36 to 54, according to a state report. Connecticut is one of 27 states to...
Congress Hears of Jockeys’ Workers Compensation Woes
Dec 4 2005 // Racetrack executives appeared before a House panel in Washington last month arguing that congressional action is not necessary to solve industry problems, including a recent lapse in health insurance for jockeys that left...
ERISA
Dec 4 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLA and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...
Texas Health Care Networks: A New Approach for Workers’ Compensation
Dec 2 2005 // House Bill 7 enacted sweeping workers’ compensation reforms. One of those reforms was the establishment of health care provider networks. After receiving much thoughtful input from system participants, I am proud to...
Mont. Old Fund Insurance In Dire Need of Funds
Dec 1 2005 // A Montana-owned insurance agency for injured workers may need $69 million to pay all of its bills, according to a Montana State Fund executive. Outside insurance experts hired by the State Fund concluded earlier this year...
Labor Unions File Suit Against Missouri Workers’ Comp Law
Dec 1 2005 // More than 70 labor groups filed suit this week challenging the constitutionality of Missouri’s new workers’ compensation law, claiming it tilts toward employers so dramatically as to breach a social contract...
State Fund Hosts Safety Seminar
Nov 30 2005 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Monterey Park Office will hold a free employer seminar on “Enhancing Safety Through Wellness” on Thursday, Dec. 1. The seminar will look into how the...
Superior Court Decision May Impact Occupational and Medical Clinics
Nov 30 2005 // A Superior Court decision to award Palm Medical Group Inc. $1.13 million in a dispute with State Fund (Palm Medical Group v. State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF)) may affect hundreds of other occupational clinics in...
Zenith Files 13.1% Drop in its Calif. Workers’ Comp Rates Starting Jan. 1
Nov 28 2005 // Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Company, has filed with the California Department of Insurance its workers’ compensation rates for use in California on or...
Choice of Medical Care Provider Affects Costs, Outcomes for Injured Workers
Nov 23 2005 // The choice of medical care providers to treat injured workers by either workers or their employer not only impacts medical costs but also a variety of outcomes for injured workers, according to a new study by the Workers...
