Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former S.A. Councilman Sentenced
Jul 8 2002 // District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal sentenced Houston attorney Bernardo Eureste to three years probation for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Eureste, a...
TX Man Guilty in $3M Scheme
Jul 8 2002 // A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen and A.C. Painting Inc., his now-bankrupt company, defrauded more than $3 million from Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a workers’ compensation provider....
Employers of Nev. Acquires Fremont Comp
Jul 4 2002 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) has acquired California-based Fremont Compensation Insurance Group’s book of business, effective July 1. Fremont Comp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fremont General...
NAII, OSHA Hosting Workplace Safety Workshops in Wis.
Jul 3 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), in conjunction with insurers and OSHA, is hosting a series of workshops in Wisconsin focusing on workplace safety for small businesses. Safety at Work I: Risk...
Calif. Resident Arrested on Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud, Grand Theft
Jul 2 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division announced the arrest of a southern California man for workers’ compensation insurance fraud and...
Former San Antonio Councilman Sentenced for Alleged Fraud
Jul 1 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal Has sentenced Houston attorney Bernardo Eureste to three years probation for reported workers’ compensation fraud-related charges....
Board Members Elected for Texas Mutual
Jun 28 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. policyholders elected four new board members at the workers compensation insurer’s first policyholder meeting. Over 5,000 policyholders voted either in person or by proxy to elect Judy...
AASCIF President Met with Senator for Swift Passage of Terrorism Legislation
Jun 26 2002 // Kenneth Bollier, president of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF), recently met with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) and the staffs of Senators Barbara Boxer (D- California)...
TX MUTUAL WINS ONE MORE:
Jun 24 2002 // In another Texas Mutual case, SOAH ruled that chiropractor, David Olson, D.C., misrepresented group physical medicine as individual treatment. The case began when Olson billed Texas Mutual for one-on-one sessions because...
TX MUTUAL WINS ONE MORE
Jun 24 2002 // In another Texas Mutual case, SOAH ruled that chiropractor, David Olson, D.C., misrepresented group physical medicine as individual treatment. The case began when Olson billed Texas Mutual for one-on-one sessions because...
Court Finds Texas Businessman Defrauded $3 million from Texas Mutual
Jun 21 2002 // A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen and A.C. Painting Inc., his now-bankrupt company, defrauded more than $3 million from Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a workers compensation provider. Chen...
Wash. Workers’ Comp Benefits Increase 0.9 Percent with Cost of Living
Jun 21 2002 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation time-loss or pension benefits will receive less than a 1 percent cost-of-living increase on July 1, 2002. The new maximum monthly benefit will be $3,722.90...
Camino, Calif. Resident Arrested on Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Jun 19 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Camino man on one felony count of insurance fraud and one count of attempted perjury. John Eugene...
ACE Risk Management Unveils New Split Deductible Limit Workers’ Comp Product
Jun 18 2002 // ACE Risk Management, part of ACE USA, has introduced its new Split Deductible Limit(SM) Workers’ Compensation product. The product, designed to meet the needs of large Risk Management clients, is a flexible...
Dallas-Based Company Awarded Contract with Ohio’s BWC
Jun 18 2002 // ACS, a Dallas-based provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, has been awarded a one-year contract with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to provide pharmacy benefit...
Calif. Commissioner Candidates Outline
Jun 14 2002 // Mendoza Garamendi Covering topics ranging from the State Fund to mold, California Insurance Commissioner candidates Gary Mendoza (R) and John Garamendi (D) outlined their visions of what they look to accomplish if they...
Golden Eagle Withdraws from Workers’ Comp
Jun 13 2002 // “Golden Eagle Insurance will non-renew the company’s small book of workers’ compensation policies, starting with policies that have an effective date of August 1, 2002,” wrote Golden Eagle Insurance...
AIA Sees Opportunities at NAIC Meeting June 8-11
Jun 10 2002 // Credit-based insurance scoring, speed to market, and market conduct are areas of opportunity at the upcoming meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for regulators to act on their commitment...
IBA West Responds To Commissioner, Protects Role of Broker in Workers’ Comp.
Jun 10 2002 // IBA WEST has responded to a letter sent to the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) by California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low in the week saying the insurance regulator’s actions could send the state’s...
WCIRB Studies WC Claim Frequency Decline
Jun 10 2002 // Workers’ compensation non-cumulative indemnity claim frequency declined at an annual rate of 6 percent in the 1990’s, according to a study released by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
