Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Compensation Insurance Fund President Oki Announces Retirement
Feb 5 2005 // State Compensation Insurance Fund announced that after three years of leading California’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, Fund President Dianne Oki will retire in the coming month after a 37-year career...
Five Northern Californians Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2005 // On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force (Task...
Okla. Gov. Henry Unveils Workers’ Comp Plan
Feb 3 2005 // Saying he wants to cut costs for business and boost benefits for injured workers, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced his comprehensive reform plan for the state’s workers’ compensation system. Based on the...
LAPD Cop Nabbed in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Feb 3 2005 // A Los Angeles Police Department officer who worked as an armed security guard at Staples Center and Dodger Stadium while collecting disability benefits for on-duty injuries was convicted this week of workers’...
AIA: Proposed Ill. Workers’ Comp Reforms a Start
Feb 3 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Thursday termed proposed reforms by the governor to Illinois’ troubled workers’ compensation system a “good beginning,” but added that more work remains...
ACIC Supports Medical Provider Network Regulations
Feb 2 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) supports the adoption of newly developed state regulations that implement the Medical Provider Networks (MPN) provision of California’s workers’...
Calif. Man Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud, Embezzlement Charges
Feb 1 2005 // On Jan. 31, Gregg Leo Curwick, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., surrendered himself in Bakersfield to investigators from the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division and the Kern County District...
Venture Programs Unveils New Wholesale Division
Feb 1 2005 // Venture Programs Inc., a provider in the design and underwriting of select industry-focused insurance packages, has launched a new wholesale division that offers mono-line workers’ compensation coverage for...
Zenith Announces Fourth Quarter Results
Feb 1 2005 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported net income of $43.7 million, or $1.83 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to net income of $20.8 million, or $0.92 per share, for the...
Sierra Reports Year-End, 4Q 2004 Results
Jan 31 2005 // Nevada-based Sierra Health Services Inc. reported that income from continuing operations for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004 was $27.9 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared to income from continuing operations of...
Okla. Republican Leadership Turns Spotlight on Workers’ Comp Crisis
Jan 28 2005 // Seeking to stem the tide of lost jobs and lost hope in Oklahoma, Republican leaders announced their workers’ compensation reform plan at the State Capitol on Jan. 25. “I have watched many Oklahomans lose hope...
Delaware Gov. Minner Puts Workers’ Comp Reform, Health Purchasing Pools on Her Second Term Agenda
Jan 27 2005 // Delaware Democratic Gov. Ruth Ann Minner outlined her agenda for the coming year in the first state of the state address of her second term. Her agenda includes lowering workers’ compensation costs and improving...
Southeastern Mass. Payroll Scam Busted
Jan 27 2005 // Five individuals have been charged in federal court with participating in a massive tax and insurance fraud scheme in connection with their operation of temporary employment agencies in Southeastern Massachusetts. They are...
CDI Fines Agents over Workers’ Comp Policies
Jan 25 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has imposed discipline upon two agents and the companies they work for over their marketing of an illegal tribal-based insurance product. The actions taken by the...
Okla. Lawmaker Pushing Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 25 2005 // Freshman Oklahoma lawmaker, State Rep. Ryan McMullen, D-Burns Flat, recently filed several proposals addressing workers’ compensation reform in that state. McMullen announced the introduction of three bills he...
Man Arrested for Work Comp Fraud
Jan 24 2005 // Luis Roberto Diaz, of Corona, Calif., surrendered to the San Bernardino Superior Court on Nov. 22 after being charged with two counts of grand theft, three counts of insurance premium fraud, one count of insurance fraud...
Survey: Investigations into Industry Practices to Expand in 2005
Jan 24 2005 // Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect the investigations into certain industry practices by state attorneys general and insurance departments will continue to expand in 2005, according to a survey...
Not if, but How’ Repairing the Texas Workers' Compensation System
Jan 24 2005 // The question of whether or not to revamp the current workers’ compensation system in Texas is pretty much of a no-brainer, since just about everyone involved thinks it’s broken. The question that remains is how...
MO. GOP LOOKS TO CHANGE COMP RULES
Jan 24 2005 // Fresh from a November victory in the race for the governor’s office, Missouri Republicans are getting started with efforts to rein in workers’ compensation costs. Senate Republicans heard testimony on a...
Calif.’s State Fund Implements New Reform Measure
Jan 24 2005 // State Compensation Insurance Fund announced the establishment of an enhanced Medical Provider Network (MPN) that will assure the provision of rapid access to medical treatment for injured workers. The network expands on...
