Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Okla. Reports Drop in Time Off for Workplace Injuries
Apr 4 2005 // A report released by the Oklahoma Department of Labor showed a 20 percent reduction in 2003 in the number of workers requiring time off to recover from workplace injuries. The latest figure further supports the benefit of...
Crawford & Co. to Identify Risk Factors Using e-Triage
Apr 4 2005 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company has entered into an agreement with e-Triage, an international technology company in Virginia, to enhance Crawford’s early intervention approach to workers’ compensation...
RBH PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES
Apr 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that RBH Enterprises Inc. of Keller, Texas, recently pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony offense for workers’ compensation insurance fraud-related charges. Judge Julie...
CIGA EXEC. DIRECTOR TORETIRE:
Apr 4 2005 // The California Insurance Guarantee Association, an organization that pays the claims of insolvent insurance carriers, recently announced that Executive Director Lawrence Mulryan will retire after 13 years of service....
Workers’ Comp
Apr 4 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Lemac General Agency in Orange, Calif., has added a new market for workers’ compensation. Eligible classes include, but are not limited to, agricultural operations, building operations, contractors...
Wash. DOL Fines Contractor over Workers’ Comp Violations
Apr 4 2005 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has put Skanska USA Building Inc. on notice that it will lose its certificate to self-insure if it doesn’t improve the way it manages workers’ compensation...
IBA West President Discusses Broker Disclosure, Work Comp Issues
Apr 4 2005 // Mark Wells, publisher of Insurance Journal, recently spoke to Stan Simpson, the newly elected president of the Insurance Agents and Brokers of the West and a principal at Buckman-Mitchell Inc., an independent agency in...
Help Your Clients by Becoming a Small Business Advocate
Apr 4 2005 // One of the great things about being a commercial lines insurance agent is that you get to meet people and learn a little bit about a lot of businesses. This knowledge puts insurance agents in a unique position to represent...
Insurance Group Staying out of California Workers’ Comp Confirmation Fight
Apr 4 2005 // A major insurance industry group is staying out of the Senate confirmation fight over Gov. Schwarzenegger’s workers’ comp director, another possible indication the appointment could be in trouble. The...
Some 200 Insurance-Related Bills Introduced in California Legislature
Apr 4 2005 // About 200 insurance-related bills have been introduced in the California Legislature this session, according to The Association of California Insurance Companies. “We expect during the upcoming months that the issues...
Texas House Passes Workers’ Comp Reform Bill
Apr 1 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives passed legislation, House Bill 7, designed to overhaul the workers’ compensation system by creating medical networks to help rein in the skyrocketing costs and get injured workers...
Also Crossed Off Blunt’s To-Do List: Comp Reform
Mar 31 2005 // After previously signing tort reform legislation into law, Republican Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt yesterday granted another long-held insurance industry wish when he enacted workers’ compensation reforms. Both sets of...
