Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
2002 Market Share for Insurers in Texas
Sep 22 2003 // The 2002 premium and loss data for Texas provides hope for the future of Texas insurance markets. Here are the highlights in review: • The aggregate loss ratio for all Texas companies for all lines of business was 78.4...
McKinney Joins Arkansas WC Commission
Sep 19 2003 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee named Karen Hart McKinney of Little Rock to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. According to the WCC, McKinney will replace Joe Yates, who’s retiring from the three-member...
Wash. L&I Proposes 19.4% WC Increase for 2004
Sep 18 2003 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) proposed increasing workers’ compensation premiums by 19.4 percent in 2004. Assuming the economy holds steady, the rate increase will bring revenues in...
FEIC Receives “A- (Excellent)” Rating from A.M. Best
Sep 17 2003 // Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. FEIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company...
CASA Says New Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule Will Hinder Access to Needed Surgery for Calif. Injured Workers
Sep 17 2003 // The California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA) stated on Tuesday that access to surgery for injured workers in California will be dramatically reduced under the outpatient fee schedule approved by the California...
Ky. Commissioner Sets WC Rate Increase at 13.1%
Sep 17 2003 // Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Janie A. Miller rejected the filing from an advisory organization expected to be used by most carriers to develop rates for workers’ compensation insurance. According to the Kentucky...
NAII Says Calif. WC Reform Proposals ‘A Good First Step’
Sep 15 2003 // Two bills moving through the California Legislature during the final days of the 2003 session would provide some of the necessary cost savings needed to stabilize the state’s beleaguered workers’ compensation...
Calif. Legislators Grind Out Workers’ Comp Deal
Sep 15 2003 // State legislators burned the midnight oil into the early hours of this past Saturday morning to conclude a hectic year of lawmaking with final-hour decisions to reform the state’s troubled workers’ compensation...
Okla. Board Keeps WC Rates at Current Level
Sep 15 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates has voted to hold the line on a key component of workers’ compensation rates, at least for the next year. Insurance...
Choice Medical Management Services Selects Montgomery to Lead Expansion Into New States
Sep 12 2003 // CHOICE Medical Management Services, Inc. a Florida workers’ compensation care management organization, has hired Ruth Montgomery as regional manager for the Southeast. Montgomery’s responsibilities include...
Workers Compensation Nationwide in Latest Release of AQS’ V3 Galileo
Sep 12 2003 // AQS, Inc., a provider of commercial policy administration software and services to the property and casualty industry, has expanded on its web-centric commercial policy administration system, V3 Galileo, offering Workers...
State Fund Hails Workers’ Comp Reform Package
Sep 12 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund hailed cost saving measures contained in the Legislature’s workers’ compensation reform package as a significant step toward decreasing system costs. This...
Landmark WC Legislation to Provide Relief for Calif. Employers
Sep 11 2003 // Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said that legislation crafted by the Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee will bring stability to the market and is an “outstanding” first step toward...
N.C. Workers’ Comp Conference Set for October
Sep 10 2003 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced it is sponsoring the Eighth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, to be held Oct. 8 – 10, in Durham. The event, produced in...
Florida Launches WC Policy Tracking Database
Sep 8 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced a new online database designed to send automatic electronic notification to primary contractors who sign up for the service concerning changes to a...
Playing Politics with the Industry
Sep 8 2003 // You are probably wondering just what in the world Florida Governor Jeb Bush is doing on the cover of the current issue of Insurance Journal. The editorial department has talked numerous times in recent months about...
Legislature Committee Looks for Answers in Calif. Workers’ Comp Crisis
Sep 8 2003 // Trying to bring rate relief to California’s employers, the Legislature’s special Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee recently focused its reform aims on a magic number of $3.5 billion in...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush {R} has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
McClintock Sees Need for Dramatic Change in Calif. Policies
Sep 8 2003 // In a look at the race for Governor of California, Insurance Journal recently chatted with State Sen. Tom McClintock (R) who is running to succeed Gray Davis should the Recall Vote be successful on Oct. 7. McClintock was...
CWCI’s Nolan Discusses Calif. Workers’ Comp Marketplace
Sep 8 2003 // Insurance Journal staff writer Cynthia Beisiegel recently met up with Michael Nolan, president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) at the ACIC XIV Annual General Counsel Seminar in Las Vegas....
