Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson Continues to Fly New Missions for Sunshine State
Jul 23 2004 // Bill Nelson Florida Senator As his bio notes growing up as a child, Florida Senator Bill Nelson never imagined that one day he would both catapult into space from a NASA launch site just miles from his grandfather’s...
Ark. DOI Issues Fairness Directive to P/C Insurers
Jul 22 2004 // Acknowledging that Arkansas law imposes minimal restrictions on underwriting, the Arkansas Insurance Department nevertheless announced that it expects property and casualty insurers to give proper attention to the explicit...
Houston Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 21 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Travis County’s 147th District Court grand jury indicted Henry Prince of Houston for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The insurer said Prince allegedly...
Mass. Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Rise But Still Remain Among Lowest in WCRI Study
Jul 21 2004 // The average medical payment per claim for the care of injured workers in Massachusetts rose 13 percent in the most recent period studied, according to a new report by the Cambridge-based Workers Compensation Research...
Zenith Announces Second Quarter Results
Jul 21 2004 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported net income of $24.8 million for the second quarter of 2004 compared to net income of $18.4 million for the second quarter of 2003. Net income for the...
Medical Payments Per Claim Highest for Workers in La.
Jul 20 2004 // The average payment per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Louisiana was nearly one-third higher than typical of states examined in a study by Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Insurers Warn Over N.Y. Workers’ Comp Rates
Jul 19 2004 // Following last week’s rejection of the industry’s request for a 29.3 percent hike in New York workers compensation rates, insurers have cautioned that the decision could eventually make it tougher for employers...
Florida Senator Bill Nelson Continues to Fly New Missions
Jul 19 2004 // Flying New Missions Bill Nelson As his bio notes, as a child Florida Senator Bill Nelson never imagined that one day he would both catapult into space from a NASA launch site just miles from his grandfather’s...
Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp
Jul 19 2004 // Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation...
Four Ways to Slash Clients’ Workers’ Comp Costs Without Touching Rates
Jul 19 2004 // Why value added services are more critical than ever Ask yourself: would you rather have 100 percent of zero or 80 percent of something? That’s the dilemma that we are facing as brokers in a drastically hard market....
One-on-One with Montana State Fund President Laurence Hubbard
Jul 19 2004 // In recent months, Montana lawmakers have been discussing the state’s workers’ comp system, primarily the existence and function of the Montana State Fund. There has been talk of privatizing the Fund, or selling...
Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp
Jul 19 2004 // Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. A small contractor today struggling with workers’...
Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp
Jul 19 2004 // Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation...
Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp
Jul 19 2004 // Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation...
AIA SAYS WORK COMP REFORMS PRODUCE AVERAGE 26 PERCENT RATE SHIFT:
Jul 19 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced that recently enacted reform legislation passed in 2003 and this past spring has prompted a 26 percent swing in average workers’ compensation rates. A survey...
CALIF. GOV. APPOINTS THREE MEMBERS TO STATE FUND BOARD:
Jul 19 2004 // Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointments of Jeanne Cain, Kent Dagg and Vincent Mudd to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board. Cain was also named chairwoman by the governor....
WASH. WORKERS’ COMP BENEFITS INCREASE 2.3 PERCENT:
Jul 19 2004 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ comp time-loss or pension benefits received a 2.3 percent cost-of-living increase effective July 1. The new maximum monthly benefit is $3,879.40 or 120 percent of the...
WCRI: Fla. Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Grow Due to Increasing Costs in Hospital Services
Jul 16 2004 // The average medical payment per workers’ compensation claim in Florida rose significantly in the most recent period studied, in large part due to the increasing costs of hospital services and treatments by physicians...
Decision on N.Y. Workers’ Comp Rates Due Today
Jul 15 2004 // New York workers compensation insurers should find out today whether they will be allowed to raise rates beginning in October. By law, the New York Insurance Department must issue a decision on rates by July 15. The...
N.Y. Rejects 29% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Jul 15 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio today rejected the filing submitted by the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (CIRB) that sought an overall increase of 29.3 percent in workers’...
