Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Commissioner Obtains Conservation over Fremont Indemnity
Jun 5 2003 // In a clear indication of the enormous problems plaguing California’s workers’ compensation system, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi obtained a conservation order June 4 over insolvent insurer Fremont...
Calif. Commissioner Obtains Conservation over Fremont Indemnity
Jun 4 2003 // In a clear indication of the enormous problems plaguing California’s workers’ compensation system, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi obtained a conservation order June 4 over insolvent insurer Fremont...
Workers’ Comp Bills Sent to Texas Governor
Jun 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers praised the passage of two bills in both houses the Texas Legislature that it believes will achieve meaningful reform of the troubled Texas workers’ compensation system. The bills...
State Fund, Auditor Disagree on Level of Reserves
Jun 2 2003 // In a letter from State Compensation Insurance Fund to its brokers, president Diane Oki reiterated the solvency of workers’ comp carrier, writing “To set the record straight, State Fund is solvent.” In...
IWIF Hosts Free Md. Workers’ Comp Seminars
May 30 2003 // Maryland-based Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) is hosting free policyholder seminars around the state from June through November. The half-day seminars feature a multi-media format that focuses on safe working...
The Hartford Group Offers Workers’ Comp Real-Time Quotes
May 30 2003 // Agents doing business with The Hartford Financial Services Group now can quote and request issuance of small commercial workers’ compensation business in real-time directly from their agency management system using...
State Fund Comments on Lawsuit vs. Calif. Commissioner
May 30 2003 // The State Compensation Insurance Fund released a statement regarding the lawsuit filed May 28 against California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The suit, according...
State Fund Files Suit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 29 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
PIP, Workers’ Comp Reform Pass Florida Special Session
May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers reported that the special session of the Florida Legislature has ended with the passage of both personal injury protection (PIP) reform and workers’ compensation...
State Fund Files Lawsuit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 28 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
Minn. Passes Bill Denying W/C Entry to Tax-Advantaged Entities
May 27 2003 // In a move insurance groups say will prohibit unfair competition in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance market, the Minnesota Legislature has recently taken action to prohibit state workers’...
Fla. Senate Moves Forward on PIP, Ins. Scoring and Workers’ Comp
May 23 2003 // Personal Injury Protection (PIP) legislation may not be dead after all in Florida, as the Florida Senate approved a PIP package supported by an unlikely alliance including Florida Insurance Council, personal injury lawyers...
Alliance Argues Against Proposed Changes to Ark. Safety Rule
May 22 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers announced that one of its insurance safety experts told Arkansas officials that a proposed change to the way Arkansas regulates insurer safety programs will create additional costs with no...
Richmond, Calif. Construction Firm Owners Sentenced in Fraud Case
May 21 2003 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been...
N.Y. Arrests Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
May 21 2003 // Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon, the New York State Insurance Department, the State Insurance Fund and the Inspector General of the Workers’ Compensation Board jointly announced the arrest of six individuals...
Houston Surgeon Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 21 2003 // Houston Surgeon Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
The Hartford Launches Agent Suite of Transactions Using XDTI
May 21 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has introduced a suite of transactions for independent agents who use XDimensional Technologies’ (XDTI) Nexsure agency management system, further increasing agents’ ease of...
Skyrocketing Prices Leaving Doubts In The Air
May 19 2003 // With California’s workers’ compensation market in a tailspin, Sacramento’s legislators, the governor and the state insurance commissioner are pulling out all the stops to repair a system that’s...
CONNING STUDY SAYS WC MARKET FACES MAJOR SHIFT AS STATE FUNDS SWELL
May 19 2003 // State-sponsored funds have quickly become a force in the workers’ compensation market, altering the competitive landscape for the private insurers that once dominated this line of business, according to a new study...
Workers’ Comp Market Analysis Shows Remarkable Improvement for Combined Ratio; Fall in Investment Income
May 16 2003 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released its annual “State of the Line” preliminary workers’ compensation market analysis this week, with this year’s report indicating that the...
