Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Supreme Court: Bad Faith Tort Inconsistent with Workers’ Comp System
Jul 23 2012 // In what has been called a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Texas has found that a bad faith cause of action is inconsistent with the current workers’ compensation system. The Court’s decision strengthens...
New York State to Lower Workers’ Comp Premiums for Businesses by 1.2%
Jul 18 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that New York State employers will see a reduction in workers’ compensation premium rates. He said rates to policyholders will see a decrease of 1.2 percent in the upcoming...
Why Workers’ Compensation Leads in E&O Claims
Jul 16 2012 // Every year, errors and omissions (E&O) claims arising out of the placement of workers’ compensation account for approximately 10 percent of all claims. Many of those workers’ comp claims are well in excess...
USG Adds Reilly in Workers’ Compensation Division
Jul 16 2012 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has expanded its Allied American Underwriters operations in Benton, Ark., and added Stephanie Reilly as a producer/broker specializing in workers’...
North Carolina Resolves Media Concerns Over Workers’ Comp Data
Jul 13 2012 // North Carolina officials have found a way to resolve media groups’ concern over public access to some employers’ workers’ compensation information while maintaining the confidentiality of other...
Workers’ Comp Claims Frequency Was Down 1% in 2011: NCCI
Jul 13 2012 // Workers’ compensation claim frequency declined slightly in 2011, by a modest one percent, after increasing in 2010 for the first time in more than a decade. According to the industry’s rating and statistical...
Lump Sum Settlements Encourage Return to Work: Study
Jul 13 2012 // Lump sum settlements in workers’ compensation claims encourage injured workers to return to work, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s (WCRI). The study, Return to Work...
South Carolina Sheriff Denied Workers’ Comp After Shooting
Jul 12 2012 // A deputy sheriff is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his mental distress that followed his shooting of a suspect in the course of his job, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. The court said...
BP Pays $13M to Settle Texas Refinery Safety Probe
Jul 12 2012 // BP Plc on Thursday agreed to pay $13 million to settle safety violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery, paving the way for a sale of the refinery by the London-based energy company. The settlement struck with the U.S....
Hoppe Joins Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. as Chief Internal Auditor
Jul 11 2012 // Gerald “Jay” Hoppe has joined Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) as chief internal auditor. Hoppe is a Certified Internal Auditor with more than 30 years of experience in the insurance and...
Calif. Joint Operation Targets Underground Economy
Jul 10 2012 // A statewide joint task force in the fight against California’s underground economy has netted contractors allegedly operating illegally, resulting in 104 enforcement actions, California Insurance Commissioner Dave...
Federal Regulators Settle Whistleblower Case with Texas-Based Pilgrim’s Pride
Jul 5 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in Mount Pleasant, Texas, to resolve allegations that the company terminated an employee who raised environmental...
Alternative Security Puts $6.17B Back Into Calif. Businesses
Jul 2 2012 // Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker on Monday approved implementation of the 2012/2013 Alternative Security Program, freeing $6.17 billion in capital and giving self-insured California businesses...
N.J. Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Occupational Stress Claim
Jul 2 2012 // A New Jersey court struck down last week a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers’ comp disability benefits for what the claimant described as a psychological illness caused by occupational stress. The...
North Carolina Gov. Perdue Signs Workers’ Comp Scofflaw Bill
Jul 2 2012 // North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue has signed a bill designed to crack down on employers without workers’ compensation coverage despite opposition from media groups that objected to the fact the employer information will...
P/C Industry Should Not Expect Traditional Hard Market Soon: Hartwig
Jul 2 2012 // Although insurance rates have been drifting upward in recent months, the property/casualty industry is unlikely to see a return to the traditional hard market this year or next, an insurance expert told reinsurance...
Fitch: WC Combined Ratio Worst in 10 Years
Jul 2 2012 // Workers’ compensation, the largest commercial-lines segment representing 18 percent of commercial lines net written premiums in 2011, posted a statutory combined ratio of 117 percent in 2011, according to a new...
North Carolina Targets Workers’ Comp Scofflaws
Jul 2 2012 // North Carolina business owners may find it harder to escape having workers’ compensation coverage after state lawmakers approval of a bill closing a loophole that had resulted in tens of thousands of employers going...
Alternative Workers’ Compensation Risk Financing Options to Consider
Jul 2 2012 // Pennachio Details Two Financing Plans in Upcoming Webinars Beginning July 11, 2012, insurance professionals have the opportunity to gain insight into two alternative risk financing options for their workers’...
Academy of Insurance Third Quarter Schedule (2012)
Jul 2 2012 // July 11 Work Comp Retrospective Rating Plans Frank Pennachio, co-founder, The WorkComp Advisory Group July 12 Property Valuation Chris Amrhein, president, Amrhein & Associates and Insurance is Fun July 18 Managing...
