Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
PA. HIKES WEEKLY COMP BENEFIT:
Jan 24 2005 // Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry Stephen M. Schmerin announced increases in the maximum weekly benefits for new unemployment compensation beneficiaries and new workers’ compensation claimants,...
N.Y. Superintendent: A Handshake and Heads-Up
Jan 24 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York looks forward to working with New York’s next Superintendent of Insurance and is hopeful the major strides begun by his predecessor will continue to benefit...
R.I. APPROVES 20% WORKERS’ COMP CUT:
Jan 24 2005 // Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business...
Missouri’s Gov. Blunt Tabs Insurance Lawyer to Chair Comp Board
Jan 24 2005 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has named an insurance defense attorney as chairman of the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. As chairman, Bill Ringer, 56, will represent the...
Insurance Marketing and Communications
Jan 24 2005 // How to Produce Client Seminars As we develop our marketing and communications plans for 2005, one of the most effective ways a broker can provide a customized service to its clients is by producing educational seminars on...
Insurance Marketing and Communications
Jan 24 2005 // How to produce client seminars that work. As we develop our marketing and communications plans for 2005, one of the most effective ways a broker can provide a customized service to its clients is by producing educational...
California Injured Workers Organize Group
Jan 19 2005 // A new political action committee of injured workers launched a statewide campaign to voice their concerns on workers’ compensation issues, according to the Sacramento Bee. VotersInjuredatWork.org will demonstrate...
Applied Underwriters Adopts Proposed Calif. Rate Reduction for Workers’ Comp
Jan 19 2005 // Applied Underwriters, a provider in integrated workers’ compensation solutions, adopted the January rate reduction recommended by the California Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. After a strong 2004,...
AIA: Applicant Attorneys Trying to Roll Back Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jan 19 2005 // The California Applicant Attorneys Association is trying to roll back the major workers’ compensation reforms enacted in 2003 and 2004 by exploiting injured workers in weekly press conferences throughout the state,...
Employers Must Post Injuries Starting Feb. 1
Jan 17 2005 // Beginning Feb. 1, employers must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently noted. Employers are only...
Texas Mutual Policyholders Cited for Excellence
Jan 16 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that three of its policyholders received Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) awards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The SHARP...
Calif. Governor Predicts 30% Increase in State’s Costs Despite Reforms
Jan 16 2005 // California’s workers’ compensation costs are going down, even if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal includes big increases in the state’s costs for the program. The Republican...
