Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers’ Compensation Specialist Participates in Safety Presentation
Dec 16 2003 // John Bohn, Home Office Loss Control Specialist for GUARD Insurance Group, participated in a recent workshop entitled Safety at Work II: Risk Management Techniques for Small Business co-sponsored by the Occupational Safety...
Calif. Employers, Industry Experts to Confront Workers’ Comp Crisis
Dec 16 2003 // Workers’ Compensation and disability management experts from across California will meet for a solutions-based conference on workers’ comp issues, Jan. 28-30, in Manhattan Beach, Calif. ABD Insurance and...
Workers’ Comp Rises on Texas’ Legislative Horizon
Dec 16 2003 // Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst announced the formation of the Senate Select Committee on Workers’ Compensation to work on solutions to what he called a developing crisis in workers’ comp. Senator Todd...
Mo. Court Strikes Down Managed Care WC Rules
Dec 15 2003 // A Missouri court has ruled against the Missouri Department of Insurance, enjoining the department from enforcing rules requiring workers’ compensation insurers to pay for managed care organizations’ services,...
MOODY INSURANCE NOTES LARGE DIVIDEND FOR COLO. ROOFING ASSOCIATION:
Dec 15 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...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Industry Says Good-bye to Familiar Faces
Dec 15 2003 // The insurance industry lost a number of familiar faces in 2003. Some were company presidents and CEOs; some may not have been as well known but were still instrumental in shaping the industry and its future. Insurance...
Industry Says Good-bye to Familiar Faces
Dec 15 2003 // The insurance industry lost a number of familiar faces in 2003. Some were company presidents and CEOs; some may not have been as well known but were still instrumental in shaping the industry and its future. Insurance...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Workers’ Compensation
Dec 15 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Integrated Programs Insurance Inc. has a market for workers’ compensation. Dollars: Minimum premium of $10,000. Carrier: Rated “A IX.” States Available: All except California &...
Calif. Chiropractors, Med Clinic Owner Charged with Fraud
Dec 12 2003 // Two Southern California chiropractors and a medical clinic owner were arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud following two investigations by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud...
Travelers Adds to Response for Customers and Injured Workers
Dec 11 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. has introduced electronic Claim Alerts that automatically and in real-time notify customers – via e-mail – of critical workers’ compensation claim events. This capability...
Aberrations for Certain Coverages Create Problems for Insureds and Underwriters Alike
Dec 11 2003 // As the property and casualty industry begins to settle into more stable pricing, there continues to be aberrations in certain coverages. D&O, medical malpractice and workers’ compensation are among the coverages...
AIG Specialty Workers’ Comp Notes Launch of AIG RiskTool System
Dec 10 2003 // AIG Specialty Workers’ Compensation®, a division of the property and casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), announced the launch of AIG RiskTool System(SM), an online loss prevention and...
Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company, Re-Names Subsidiary Companies
Dec 9 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company, (EICN) announced that it has re-named two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Effective immediately, the company formerly known as Fremont Employers Insurance Company will...
A New Workers’ Compensation Insurer for Businesses Situated in New York State
Dec 9 2003 // First Pavilion Insurance Company published its intention to form a stock insurance corporation under the provisions of the Insurance Law of the State of New York. The Company plans to write excess insurance policies with a...
Workers’ Comp Seminar Cancelled
Dec 8 2003 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it has cancelled the General Industry Safety seminar scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The educational seminar, which was to be held in...
Fiserv to Purchase MedPay, Provider of Workers’ Comp Prescription Services
Dec 5 2003 // Fiserv, Inc. has agreed to acquire Memphis-based MedPay Corporation, a provider of workers’ compensation prescription services, in a move that further expands its Fiserv Health business. No financial details are...
McGraw Appointed to Board of Employers Direct
Dec 5 2003 // Michael McGraw, president and CEO of The McGraw Group of Affiliated Companies, has been named a director of Employers Direct Insurance Company. Employers Direct is the first new workers’ compensation insurance...
Insurers are Passing Along Savings Generated By Workers’ Comp Medical Reforms, AIA Says
Dec 5 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) issued the following statement by Mark Sektnan, AIA assistant vice president, western region, in response to Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s (D) report analyzing the...
