Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. DWC Approves SB 228/AB227 Updates to WC Pamphlets
Oct 27 2003 // The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation has approved updates to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute pamphlets and posting notices used by employers and insurers to meet...
Calif. Commissioner Meets with Gov.-Elect Schwarzenegger
Oct 24 2003 // Focusing the spotlight on solutions to California’s economic problems, State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi urged Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger to convene a special session of the legislature on...
Workers Compensation Fund Sues State of Utah
Oct 23 2003 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah over the ownership of the assets of WCF. This dispute has been long standing. WCF believes that the assets of the...
Mo. WC Tax Cut to Save Employers $12 Million
Oct 23 2003 // Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced that the administrative tax on Missouri workers’ compensation insurance premiums will drop 50 percent in 2004, saving employers more than $12 million. The administrative tax will...
Calif. Commissioner Unveils Second Phase of Reform Plan
Oct 22 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
Keenan & Associates Brings New WC Program to Calif. Schools
Oct 21 2003 // Keenan & Associates has created and implemented a new generation workers’ compensation program – a hybrid self-insurance and re-insurance model that now covers 381 school districts and community colleges...
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Oct 20 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Combined Group also launched a new workers’ compensation program for qualifying Texas risks. Combined offers this new facility through its Web based QuoteExpress™ platform which allows agents...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Reforms Met with Hesitation
Oct 20 2003 // Calif. Gov. Gray Davis, with much fanfare and hoopla, signed this year’s workers’ comp reform package, citing estimates that the bills will wring more than $4 million in yearly costs from the California’s...
CWCI SEMINARS TO COVER RECENT WORKERS’ COMP REFORMS:
Oct 20 2003 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will hold a one-day seminar in November at three locations to help workers’ compensation professionals prepare for changes brought about by passage of SB 228 and...
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Oct 20 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: AmTrust North America is offering a workers’ compensation market. Dollars: Minimum premium of $500. No deductibles. Carrier: “A-” rated. Technology Insurance Co., Rochdale Insurance Co....
PIANY and NYIA Hold CEO/Agency Conference
Oct 10 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s inaugural Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program, gave industry experts a chance to take part in the eighth annual CEO/Agency conference, sponsored by the...
MedRisk Unveils CERTExpert
Oct 7 2003 // MedRisk, Inc., a provider of specialty managed care services to the workers’ compensation industry, has introduced CERTExpertSM, a pre-certification service for physical therapy. Designed to address the escalating...
Couple Faces Five Years for WC Fraud
Oct 7 2003 // A Grass Valley, Calif. couple faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $50,000 after an investigation by CDI Fraud Investigators resulted in multiple felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance...
BOPs, The Small Business Shield
Oct 6 2003 // Like a fine wine, BOPs seem to be getting better with age. Long the marketplace standard of property and liability insurance for small businesses, BOPs, known more formally as Business Owners Package policies, have...
San Diego Revamps WC Claims Process with Software and Best Practices
Oct 6 2003 // Cost containment in the California workers’ compensation market can be difficult, but particularly if an organization is using an outdated claims system and obsolete business processes. In Nov. 1999, the City of San...
Utah’s Workers’ Comp Fund to Host Safety Seminars
Oct 6 2003 // Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) will host four safety seminars in October. Seminar topics include fall protection, forklift safety, defensive driving and fleet safety. The seminars are free to WCF...
Calif. Legislative Session Adjourns With New Privacy Law, WC Reform
Oct 6 2003 // New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty industry during the 2003...
BOPs, The Small Business Shield
Oct 6 2003 // Like a fine wine, BOPs seem to be getting better with age. Long the marketplace standard of property and liability insurance for small businesses, BOPs, known more formally as Business Owners Package policies, have...
Calif. Legislature Settles on Workers’ Comp Reform Package
Oct 3 2003 // With the lawmakers facing the most serious pressure in years to do something about California’s broken workers’ comp system, the state legislature earlier last month passed a six-bill armada designed to reign...
NYSID Announces Fraud Arrest of Brockport Agent
Oct 1 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Lon T. Horton, 54, a licensed insurance agent and broker, and owner of Horton Insurance Services, located in Brockport, N.Y. on charges...
