Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Sues State
Dec 1 2003 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund has filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah over the ownership of the assets of WCF, in efforts to put to rest the dispute over ownership which stems back to the Fund’s inception...
NEV. WORKERS’ COMP RATES TO DECREASE:
Dec 1 2003 // Nevada’s employers should see a drop in their 2004 premiums for workers’ compensation as a result of the filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. approved by Nev. Insurance...
Sierra Health Services to Sell Its Workers’ Comp Subsidiary
Nov 26 2003 // Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its workers’ compensation subsidiary, California Indemnity Insurance Co. Inc. (CIIC) to Folksamerica Holdings Co. Inc....
Safeco Adds Workers’ Comp Policies to Online Sales Platform
Nov 25 2003 // Seattle-based Safeco Business Insurance (SBI) has expanded its online sales platform to make it faster and easier for agents to sell workers compensation insurance to small businesses. The update means agents can go online...
Sierra Health Services to Sell Its Workers’ Comp Subsidiary
Nov 25 2003 // Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its workers’ compensation subsidiary, California Indemnity Insurance Co. Inc. (CIIC) to Folksamerica Holdings Co. Inc....
IWIF Forms New Risk Management Division, Lighthouse Risk Solutions
Nov 24 2003 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) announced the creation of a new division, Lighthouse Risk Solutions. The risk management division will focus on the growing risk management needs of medium to large...
NCCI Holdings Selects Documentation Enterprise Content
Nov 20 2003 // Documentum, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM), announced that Florida-based NCCI Holdings, Inc., has selected Documentum 5, the latest version of the company’s ECM platform. Documentum 5 will be used...
V Unveils Call Center Solution for Detecting Fraudulent Workers’ Comp and Car Claims
Nov 20 2003 // V, a provider of layered voice analysis technology (LVA) in North America and markets throughout the world, announced at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference this week, immediate availability...
ACE USA Appoints Riegler to Lead ACE Risk Management’s Excess Workers’ Comp Unit
Nov 20 2003 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Ken Riegler, senior vice president, to lead the National Excess Workers’ Compensation unit for ACE Risk Management...
Stonewood Co. Receives License to Write Workers’ Comp
Nov 19 2003 // Stonewood Insurance Company (Stonewood) announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance has approved its license to write workers’ compensation effective Nov. 12, 2003. Stonewood was incorporated in North...
Moody Insurance Notes Large Dividend for Colorado Roofing Assoc.
Nov 19 2003 // Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in bonding services for contractors, risk management, and insurance, announced a $475,236 dividend for 17 members of its Colorado Roofing Association Workers’ Compensation...
ACIC Commends Gov. Schwarzenegger for Addressing WC Issues
Nov 19 2003 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has displayed strong leadership in addressing workers’ compensation issues by calling the California Legislature into special session to enact further cost-saving reforms to the...
PIACT Launches New Workers Comp Program for Members
Nov 19 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has launched its new “NumberONE Comp program,” which it described as “a monoline workers’ compensation market available to members, for their...
Calif. Commissioner Looking Forward to Working with Gov. for WC Reform
Nov 18 2003 // Calif. Insurance Commissioner penned the following letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the day of his induction into office: Dear Governor-Elect Schwarzenegger: Congratulations on your upcoming inauguration! In...
Task Force Created to Expand Markets in Louisiana
Nov 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) has established a Markets Task Force to bring insurance company markets back to Louisiana. According to the IIABL, the mission of the task force is to...
Dallas Worker Pleads Guilty to Double-Dipping
Nov 14 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Ruben Perez of Dallas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and received a two-year deferred adjudication sentence. The court ordered him pay...
Venture Programs Partners with Discover Re for Technology and Life Sciences
Nov 13 2003 // Venture Programs (www.ventureprograms.com), a provider in the design and underwriting of select industry-focused insurance packages, announced an underwriting partnership with Discover Re for its Venture Technology and...
Fla. Advises Construction Industry: Apply for New Workers’ Comp Exemptions by Nov. 30
Nov 13 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has urged current workers’ compensation exemption-holders in the construction industry to take the necessary steps to file for a new exemption by Nov. 30. All...
Nev. Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Decrease
Nov 13 2003 // Nevada’s employers should see a drop in their 2004 premiums for workers’ compensation as a result of the filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. approved by Nevada Insurance...
ISO to Provide Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance Data-Reporting Services for Workers’ Comp
Nov 12 2003 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has entered into an outsourcing agreement with Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance (KEMI) to collect the insurer’s workers’ compensation data. ISO will collect KEMI’s...
