Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Three IIAG-supported bills introduced in Georgia Legislature
Mar 20 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that were introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation issues. Rep. Mike...
W.Va.: $1.89M in workers’ comp claims outstanding
Mar 20 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission released statistics indicating more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are outstanding from employers in the state. The commission mailed out notices asking...
AIG settles with Michigan for more than $5.2 million
Mar 20 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported that American International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (AIG) have paid more than $5.2 million to the state of Michigan, representing the underpayment, with interest, of...
W.Va.: $1.89M in workers’ comp claims outstanding
Mar 19 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline issued a reminder to West Virginia employers last week saying they will be subject to penalties and repercussions if they fail to pay workers’ compensation...
Legislative Update
Mar 19 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia has suggested three bills and is closely watching over a dozen bills being proposed in this session of the Georgia Legislature. The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia...
Calif. Man Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Mar 17 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that Sacramento resident Wayne Allen Sorenson, 35, has been arrested on workers’ compensation insurance fraud charges after an investigation by the...
Wall Named CEO at Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Corporation
Mar 16 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC), announced that Kristin Wall, president and chief operating officer, was named by the company’s Board of Directors to replace Steve Cavanaugh as Chief...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Fund Offers Online Certificate Validation
Mar 14 2006 // New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) Executive Director David P. Wehner today announced the promotion of a new on-line tool at www.nysif.com wherein businesses can now validate certificates of insurance in minutes. NYSIF...
Deadline Nears for 2006 Ark. Workers’ Comp Conference
Mar 13 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported there is still time to make reservations for the March 29-31 Arkansas Workers’ Compensation and Arkansas Self Insurer Association Educational Conference....
Texas Workers’ Comp Seminar Offered in Round Rock on April 19
Mar 13 2006 // Texas State University Small Business Development Center will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on Workers’ Compensation 101 and Return To Work presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Insurers Happy with Utah Privacy Bills
Mar 13 2006 // In its just-concluded session, the Utah Legislature passed legislation to protect consumers from unauthorized access to their credit-related information, while preserving insurers’ access to credit data, Property...
Texas Workers’ Comp Public Hearing Set for Mar. 30
Mar 10 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing on Mar. 30, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in the Tippy Foster Room of the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s central...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission Updates Fee Schedule
Mar 9 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission issued Advisory 2006-1, Update to Medical Fee Schedule, which announces a new conversion factor in the Medical Fee Schedule for anesthesia reimbursements. The conversion...
Texas Workers’ Comp Stakeholders Meetings Scheduled for March
Mar 9 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold stakeholders meetings Mar. 9 and Mar. 22, 2006. For those who cannot attend the Mar. 9 meeting, TDI/DWC will hold a live Web cast...
W.Va. Suspect Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 9 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Paul V. Dixon was indicted this week on one felony count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Dixon was allegedly injured at...
Privacy, Workers’ Compensation Dominate Utah’s Legislative Session
Mar 9 2006 // Utah insurers faced a busy and difficult year throughout the Utah 2006 legislative session, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said. “Insurers had to play a lot of defense this year,” said Steve Suchil,...
Meadowbrook Enters Nev. Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Market
Mar 9 2006 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. has hired the team of insurance professionals from Nevada CompFirst Inc. and Med West Inc. of Nevada to strengthen its presence in Nevada’s self-insured workers’ compensation...
Calif. State Fund, Kern County, Host Heat Illness Prevention Seminar
Mar 8 2006 // The Kern County Builders’ Exchange, in association with California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund, is sponsoring a free heat illness prevention seminar for policyholders, Exchange members and employers at...
Three IIAG-supported Bills Introduced in Georgia Legislature
Mar 7 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that have been introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation...
Cavignac & Associates Holds OSHA Construction Seminar in San Diego
Mar 7 2006 // San Diego-based commercial insurance brokerage firm Cavignac & Associates recently held the first of two sessions of its new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Construction Safety Training...
