Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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....
NAII Supporting Stricter State Legislative Guidelines for Drug Oxycontin
Sep 8 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced its support recently of state legislative initiatives to establish stronger guidelines for distribution of prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin and...
Employers, Workers, Happy with Wash. L&I’s Claims Handling Practice
Sep 8 2003 // Most employers and injured workers are reportedly happy with how the Washington Department of Labor and Industries handles workers’ compensation claims, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey. The Gilmore...
New Calif. Governor Faces Full Plate of Industry Issues
Sep 8 2003 // Despite the uncertainty over who will be the next governor of California, the state’s next CEO will have to deal with groundbreaking insurance legislation that will be crafted, debated and implemented over the next...
Alternative Markets Reach New Levels
Sep 8 2003 // “Client, insure thyself!” Well it hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the hard market has caused insurance buyers to commence an unprecedented search for affordable risk management solutions. Pushed...
TEXAS WC SYMPOSIUM SET
Sep 8 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) will hold a workers’ compensation insurance symposium on Sept. 24, in Austin, Texas. Presenters include Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor; Richard Geiger – general...
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...
San Diego Trio Pleads Guilty to WC Scam
Sep 5 2003 // Three San Diego residents must pay more than $125,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to insurance fraud in a case that highlights the danger to employers of bogus workers’ compensation insurance. The...
Calif. Commissioner Pushes for WC Reform
Sep 4 2003 // Saying that the time is now for reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi highlighted the plight of nonprofit agencies across the state that have been burdened with soaring premiums due to the condition of the...
