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 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...

Workers’ comp tug-of-war

Mar 6 2006 // A political tug-of war is now taking place in South Carolina involving Gov. Mark Sanford, Insurance Commissioner Elanor Kitzman, legislators and insurance industry representatives. The governor has responded that he...

S.C. controversy rages over workers’ comp overhaul

Mar 6 2006 // There isn’t any question about overhauling South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system, but there is a lot of disagreement about how to accomplish this feat. Workers’ compensation reform is on the...

State Fund to Host Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop in San Francisco

Mar 6 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a free restaurant health and safety workshop in San Francisco to help restaurant supervisors and owners design a comprehensive safety training program and...

Alabama Big ‘I’ supports five bills, rejects two

Mar 6 2006 // Alabama HB627 defining insurance fraud and making it easier for the Insurance Commission to join with neighboring states to crack down on fraud has gained the support of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents. During...

Calif. commissioner issues new workers’ compensation regulations

Mar 6 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced new workers’ compensation regulations that will require all insurers in the state to submit certification forms that verify that claims adjusters and...

AIG Settles with Michigan for More than $5.2 Million

Mar 3 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported Friday 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...

TDI Clarifies Rules on Voluntary, Informal Work Comp Networks

Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it has received a number of inquiries from interested parties and legislative offices related to the continued existence of informal or voluntary workers’ compensation...

Pair Convicted in Calif. for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud

Mar 1 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the convictions of two suspects, Wade Peebles, 55, and Gigi Peebles, 41, for workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, payroll tax fraud and conspiracy,...

W.Va. Bills Employers $1.89M for Workers’ Comp Premiums

Feb 28 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers...

A.M. Best Gives FFVA Mutual an ‘A’

Feb 28 2006 // FFVA Mutual Insurance Company of Maitland, Fla. has been awarded an A rating (Excellent) from A.M. Best Company. It also received a “stable” outlook rating, indicating it is experiencing stable financial/market...

W.Va. Big ‘I’ Hears About Workers’ Comp Status, Disaster Tips

Feb 28 2006 // The status of the Insurance Commission was recently discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big ‘I’ executive committee gave tips about how independent insurance agents can...

Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates Moderate

Feb 28 2006 // Vermont workers’ compensation rates are moderating for the third year in a row, Commissioner John P. Crowley of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration announced. Crowley...

Chicago Furniture Builder Nailed for Workplace Safety Violations

Feb 27 2006 // The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $218,200 in fines against steel frame furniture manufacturer Dehler Manufacturing Co. Inc. following an inspection at the...

Industry Hid Risks to Workers of Chromium, Watchdog Group Charges

Feb 26 2006 // Worried about stricter regulations, the chromium industry withheld key data from the government involving the health risks of workers exposed to the carcinogenic metal, according to a study released Feb. 23. The paper by...

S.C. Workers’ Comp Reform Advances Through House Subcommittee

Feb 24 2006 // The first step in achieving much needed workers’ compensation reform in South Carolina was taken this week as the House Business and Commerce subcommittee approved legislation (HB 4427) that addresses many of the...

Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Approves 11 Firms to Self-Insure

Feb 23 2006 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently approved the reapplications for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure covering a one-year period for 11 private employers. Texas law allows certain...

Texas Return-To-Work Rules Now Available Online

Feb 23 2006 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-01 containing Return-to-Work rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation on Feb. 2, 2006, is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of...

AIIA Supports Bill to Lengthen Licensing

Feb 23 2006 // Alabama HB227 which would lengthen the licensing period for insurance producers, service representatives and adjusters from the present one year, to two or more years and would increase the 12-hour continuing education...