Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Landmark WC Legislation to Provide Relief for Calif. Employers
Sep 11 2003 // Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said that legislation crafted by the Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee will bring stability to the market and is an “outstanding” first step toward...
N.C. Workers’ Comp Conference Set for October
Sep 10 2003 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced it is sponsoring the Eighth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, to be held Oct. 8 – 10, in Durham. The event, produced in...
Florida Launches WC Policy Tracking Database
Sep 8 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced a new online database designed to send automatic electronic notification to primary contractors who sign up for the service concerning changes to a...
Playing Politics with the Industry
Sep 8 2003 // You are probably wondering just what in the world Florida Governor Jeb Bush is doing on the cover of the current issue of Insurance Journal. The editorial department has talked numerous times in recent months about...
Legislature Committee Looks for Answers in Calif. Workers’ Comp Crisis
Sep 8 2003 // Trying to bring rate relief to California’s employers, the Legislature’s special Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee recently focused its reform aims on a magic number of $3.5 billion in...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush {R} has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
McClintock Sees Need for Dramatic Change in Calif. Policies
Sep 8 2003 // In a look at the race for Governor of California, Insurance Journal recently chatted with State Sen. Tom McClintock (R) who is running to succeed Gray Davis should the Recall Vote be successful on Oct. 7. McClintock was...
CWCI’s Nolan Discusses Calif. Workers’ Comp Marketplace
Sep 8 2003 // Insurance Journal staff writer Cynthia Beisiegel recently met up with Michael Nolan, president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) at the ACIC XIV Annual General Counsel Seminar in Las Vegas....
NAII Supporting Stricter State Legislative Guidelines for Drug Oxycontin
Sep 8 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced its support recently of state legislative initiatives to establish stronger guidelines for distribution of prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin and...
Employers, Workers, Happy with Wash. L&I’s Claims Handling Practice
Sep 8 2003 // Most employers and injured workers are reportedly happy with how the Washington Department of Labor and Industries handles workers’ compensation claims, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey. The Gilmore...
New Calif. Governor Faces Full Plate of Industry Issues
Sep 8 2003 // Despite the uncertainty over who will be the next governor of California, the state’s next CEO will have to deal with groundbreaking insurance legislation that will be crafted, debated and implemented over the next...
Alternative Markets Reach New Levels
Sep 8 2003 // “Client, insure thyself!” Well it hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the hard market has caused insurance buyers to commence an unprecedented search for affordable risk management solutions. Pushed...
TEXAS WC SYMPOSIUM SET
Sep 8 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) will hold a workers’ compensation insurance symposium on Sept. 24, in Austin, Texas. Presenters include Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor; Richard Geiger – general...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
San Diego Trio Pleads Guilty to WC Scam
Sep 5 2003 // Three San Diego residents must pay more than $125,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to insurance fraud in a case that highlights the danger to employers of bogus workers’ compensation insurance. The...
Calif. Commissioner Pushes for WC Reform
Sep 4 2003 // Saying that the time is now for reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi highlighted the plight of nonprofit agencies across the state that have been burdened with soaring premiums due to the condition of the...
Calif. Commissioner, Workers’ Comp Comm. Discuss Reform Efforts
Sep 3 2003 // Emphasizing the urgent need for true reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi told the Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee that the Legislature must reduce system costs by at least $6.25 billion to bring...
Calif. Commissioner Pushes for WC Reform
Sep 3 2003 // Saying that the time is now for reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi highlighted the plight of nonprofit agencies across the state that have been burdened with soaring premiums due to the condition of the...
Mass. Workers’ Comp Bureau ‘Regrets’ Commissioner’s Decision to Cut Rates
Sep 2 2003 // The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB) of Massachusetts is reportedly not in agreement with the decision by the State’s Insurance Commissioner, Julianne Bowler, to decrease the average...
NYSID Approves 1.7% Workers’ Comp Hike
Aug 29 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department has approved a 1.7% average workers’ compensation rate increase. The move follows its initial decision to deny the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board’s (NYCIRB)...
