Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HOUSTON CLINIC PLEADS GUILTY
Apr 18 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compen-sation Commission reported that following a lengthy investigation of its billing practices by the Travis County District Attorney’s office, a Houston company owned by a former...
Are California’s Workers’ Comp Troubles Over? SB 899 One Year Later
Apr 18 2005 // It was about one year ago, on April 19, 2004, that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 899 into law, giving the state’s beleaguered workers’ compensation system a tremendous overhaul. Although...
Man Sentenced for Work Comp Fraud
Apr 18 2005 // Gregg Leo Curwick, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, has been sentenced by the Kern County Superior Court for workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a joint investigation by the CDI’s Fraud Division, the...
Insurer Group Files Lawsuit Against Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission
Apr 15 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported it filed a lawsuit against the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission challenging the agency’s proposed assessment of costly administrative penalties. ICT questions why...
Fla. Wraps Up Workers’ Comp Compliance Sweep
Apr 15 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Friday announced the completion of a sweep of construction sites across areas of Florida to verify that employers are complying with state workers’...
La. Contractor Finding Visit to Fla. Not so Great; Felony Charges Filed for Lack of Workers’ Comp
Apr 15 2005 // A Louisiana contractor is facing felony charges for reportedly failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance for workers he brought into the state to rebuild hurricane-damaged roofs in Central Florida. Todd...
Former HIH Director Gets 4 Year Sentence
Apr 14 2005 // Rodney Adler, 45, has received a 4 year prison sentence, stemming from his part as a Director in the collapse of HIH Insurance Ltd. in March 2001, Australia’s largest corporate failure. He will be eligible for parole...
CHOICE Promotes Halvaei to Marketing Director; Makes Other Appointments
Apr 13 2005 // Yvonne Halvaei has been promoted to marketing director of CHOICE Medical Management Services LLC of Tampa, Fla. The company also announced Julie Fetherman and Michael A. Reali have been named account executives for Medical...
California Workers’ Comp Rate Regulation Bill Moves Through Committee
Apr 13 2005 // A measure approved April 13 by the California Senate Industrial Relations Committee will create an artificial pricing scheme and send the wrong message to workers’ compensation insurers considering investing new...
Former HHS Sec. Donna Shalala to Speak at CHOICE Awards; Event to Honor Outstanding Physicians
Apr 12 2005 // U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services former Secretary Donna E. Shalala will be the keynote speaker and recognize outstanding physicians who treat workers’ compensation patients during the Aug. 23, Third Annual...
P/C Industry Says Treasury Study Inadequate Gauge of Terrorism Insurance Market
Apr 11 2005 // Two months before the study is expected to be done, the property casualty insurance industry is getting nervous about a study on terrorism insurance being conducted by the Treasury Department, a study some in Congress are...
IIA Oklahoma Urges Agents to Attend Capitol Event
Apr 11 2005 // Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma sent a message to agents in that state encouraging them to attend IIAO Day at the Capitol on April 27, 2005. Urging agents to become actively...
Medical Costs Driving Mass. Workers’ Comp
Apr 8 2005 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts grew rapidly in the two most recent years, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The major factor driving these costs...
Average Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall in Ark.
Apr 8 2005 // Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced new workers’ compensation rates, which will take effect July 1, 2005. “I am happy to see that overall rates in the workers’ compensation market...
Ky. Court Rules AIK COMP Rehabilitation May Resume
Apr 8 2005 // Franklin Circuit Court Judge William Graham signed an order April 7 enabling AIK COMP rehabilitator Martin J. Koetters to continue his efforts on behalf of the financially troubled self-insured group workers’...
Harleysville Group Appoints Jacobs Vice President of Workers’ Comp Underwriting
Apr 7 2005 // Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Group Inc. announced the appointment of Henry Jacobs as vice president of workers’ compensation underwriting. In this new position, he is responsible for directing Harleysville’s...
Hartwig Tells CASRS Seminar Volatile Underwriting Cycle is Back
Apr 7 2005 // The property/casualty industry’s frequently volatile underwriting cycle is back with a vengeance and will have no mercy this time around, Robert Hartwig, senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance...
Okla. Gov. Henry Seeks Bipartisan Compromise for Workers’ Comp Reform
Apr 7 2005 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is calling on legislative leaders to work toward a bipartisan compromise on workers’ compensation reform, saying the issue is too important to fall prey to political disagreements. Two major...
Got Comp? Minn. Comp Insurance Look-Up Now Online
Apr 4 2005 // Online information about whether a Minnesota employer has the required workers’ compensation coverage is now available to the public on the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Web site. Interested parties can...
CRM Achieves $50 Million Mark in Calif. Premiums
Apr 4 2005 // Compensation Risk Managers of California LLC (CRM) announced its written premiums in California have surpassed the $50 million mark. A national, full service program manager and administrator for approved, self-funded...
