Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FLORIDA DFS HONORED BY TRADE GROUP FOR ONLINE DATABASE:
Sep 6 2004 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Workers’ Compensation received top honors from an international trade group that assists national, state and local governments in overseeing...
TWCC OKAYS NINE SELF-INSURE COAs:
Sep 6 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission recently approved the reapplication for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure for a one-year period by nine private employers. Texas law allows certain large, private...
AIK Comp: Kentucky’s Enron’
Sep 6 2004 // AIK Comp’s precarious financial situation in Kentucky should serve as a wake-up call for the workers’ compensation group self-insurance market in the Bluegrass State. Lawmakers and regulators in Kentucky need...
Study: Hawaii Workers’ Comp Payments Up 6.3 Percent
Sep 6 2004 // Hawaii employers paid more to replace injured workers’ lost wages than for their medical care in 2002 compared to the previous year, according to a new study released Aug. 23. The report, prepared by the Wash.-based...
WORK COMP PAYMENTS GREW FASTER THAN WAGES FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW:
Sep 6 2004 // Total payments for workers’ compensation rose faster than wages in 2002 for the second year in a row, according to a new report released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). In 2002, total...
California Still Vulnerable in Workers’ Compensation Market
Sep 6 2004 // Just when it seemed California might overcome its perennial workers’ compensation crisis, renewed downward pricing pressure threatens to send the market into another tailspin, according to analysts at Standard &...
Calif. Legislature, Gov. Take Positive Steps on Issues
Sep 3 2004 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) commended the Legislature and governor for taking positive, responsible steps this year on major insurance-related bills. “During the recently concluded...
TWCC Increases Availability of Comp System Information
Sep 2 2004 // In response to requests from workers’ compensation system participants, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission is making more information about the system available on the agency’s Web site at:...
Brownsville, Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud
Sep 2 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Jaime Cano of Brownsville, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Travis County judge sentenced Cano to six months of deferred...
Pa. Workers’ Comp Study Says Injured Workers Satisfied
Sep 2 2004 // More than 83 percent of injured workers report they are satisfied with the medical care they receive from Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system, according to Labor and Industry Secretary Stephen M....
Okla. Gov. Henry: Work Comp Rate Hike Unnecessary
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is urging state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. The report in...
Fla. CFO to Storm Victims: Make Sure Contractor Has Workers’ Comp Coverage
Sep 2 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher advised Floridians coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Charley to verify that repairs to their home and property are being conducted by licensed contractors covered...
TWCC: New Weekly Benefit Rates for Workers’ Comp
Aug 31 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it has provided the Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner with new average weekly wage rates effective Sept. 1, 2004. Under Section 408.047 of the Texas Labor...
Snashall to Deliver Keynote Address at Ga. State Board of Workers’ Comp Conference
Aug 26 2004 // Robert Snashall, founder and principal of Snashall Associates, will deliver a keynote address at the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and Seminar being held Aug. 29 – Sept. 1,...
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Aug 26 2004 // Laying a Foundation for Long Term Success By Stephanie K. Jones Being first is not a new thing to Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who was sworn in on Jan. 12, 2004, as the first female Governor of Louisiana. Twenty years...
Colo. Companies Who Violate Workers’ Comp Law Let Off Easy
Aug 25 2004 // State regulators aren’t fining companies that fail to provide workers’ compensation even though some employers repeatedly let their coverage lapse, a state audit has found. In a report given Monday to the...
MedRisk to Move Headquarters; Appoints Weir as CFO
Aug 25 2004 // Pennsylvania-based MedRisk Inc., which provides specialty managed care and claims workflow management services to the workers’ compensation industry, announced plans to move its corporate headquarters to a larger...
ACE USA Forms ACEONLINE; Benson Named President
Aug 24 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, is creating a new unit, ACEONLINE, focusing on web-based distribution of insurance products that target the small to middle market. ACE...
AIG Offers Corporate Flight Workers’ Comp Coverage
Aug 24 2004 // AIG Aviation Inc., a member company of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced that it is now offering Specialty Workers’ Compensation coverage to meet the growing need of employers who place separate...
Study: Hawaii Workers’ Comp Payments Up 6.3 Percent
Aug 24 2004 // Hawaii employers paid more to replace injured workers’ lost wages than for their medical care in 2002 compared to the previous year, according to a new study released August 23. The report prepared by the...
