Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Advanced Insurance Underwriters, CODA to Offer GL, WC Coverage to Contractors
Aug 22 2013 // Advanced Insurance Underwriters, a nationwide provider of commercial insurance, and CODA, the California Operator & Door Association, have collaborated to give contractors access to general liability coverage and...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Insurance Rate Down 4.5 Percent
Aug 21 2013 // The rate used to calculate workers’ compensation insurance premiums has dropped again, a direct result of reforms Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in 2011, his aides said. The National Council on Compensation...
A Roundup of Maryland’s New Insurance Laws From 2013 Legislative Session
Aug 21 2013 // The Maryland Insurance Administration issued a bulletin this week summarizing new insurance legislation from the Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session that have been signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley....
Executive Frets ACA Impact on California Workers’ Comp
Aug 21 2013 // Like many, Steve Festa, with Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa’s biggest concern is how this sweeping change in...
West Virginia High Court Caseload Drop Tied to Workers’ Comp Reform
Aug 21 2013 // The number of filings in the state Supreme Court reached its lowest level in more than 25 years in 2012, according to a report presented to West Virginia lawmakers. The report by court clerk Rory Perry says there were...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study
Aug 20 2013 // Both workers’ compensation benefits paid to insureds and costs for employers increased in 2011, a new study released today revealed. Total workers’ comp costs to employers rose by 7.1 percent to $77.1 billion,...
Texas Cabinet Manufacturer Fined $267K for Severe Work Hazards
Aug 19 2013 // Federal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Appoints New Medical Advisor
Aug 19 2013 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon has appointed Dr. David Davis as the medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC), effective Aug....
Insurance Without TRIA
Aug 19 2013 // If Congress fails to renew or makes significant changes to the federal terrorism risk insurance program, some insurers will be forced to significantly alter their underwriting portfolios to reduce terrorism exposures. Also...
Insurers Seek 1% Increase in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
Aug 16 2013 // Florida’s employers can look forward to little, if any, change in their 2014 workers’ compensation rates as the state’s industry-backed rating agency has filed for a modest statewide average 1 percent...
Montana Touts Continued Workers’ Comp Improvement
Aug 16 2013 // The Montana Department of Labor says the incidence of workers’ compensation injuries continues to decline. The agency’s recent annual workers’ compensation report says that the number of claims decreased...
WCRI Welcomes Former CEO of Arkansas Workers’ Comp Commission
Aug 12 2013 // Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that the former CEO of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, Alan McClain, would be joining WCRI as a regional director. McClain comes to WCRI from...
NCCI Filing Seeks Decrease in N.H. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs, Assigned Risk Rates
Aug 9 2013 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers compensation loss cost filing to the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Based upon its review of the most recently available data, NCCI...
NCCI Files for 4.5% Decrease in Illinois Work Comp Advisory Rates
Aug 9 2013 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for an 4.5 percent decrease in voluntary advisory insurance rates in Illinois, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers’ Comp
Aug 8 2013 // The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims in California, a group said in a report on Thursday. The group issued the report following a decision in June by...
Liberty Mutual Q2 Net Income More Than Triples to $448M
Aug 8 2013 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. posted $448 million net income for its 2013 second quarter, a 222 percent jump from $139 million net income posted during the same quarter last year. The company benefited from lower...
State Sues Indiana Bell for Suspending Injured Workers
Aug 8 2013 // The state has filed a lawsuit against AT&T’s Indiana operating unit, alleging it has a policy of suspending workers who report work-related injuries. The Indianapolis Business Journal reported the state...
First Felony Conviction Won Against Uninsured Employer in Illinois
Aug 8 2013 // For the first time, an uninsured employer has been convicted of a Class 4 felony for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois, the state workers’ compensation commission announced. Ahmed...
WCIRB Raises Advisory Pure Premium 3.4%
Aug 7 2013 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to file an advisory pure premium rate for 2014 of $2.62 per $100 of payroll, 3.4...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Group Avoids Decertification
Aug 7 2013 // Oregon insurance regulators say they’ve stopped moving to decertify a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust after the group increased its security deposit. The Department of Consumer and Business Services...
