Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Cop Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 28 2003 // An 11-year veteran with the Sebastian, Fla., Police Department was arrested for allegedly lying about accepting additional employment while collecting workers’ compensation benefits due to on-the-job...
Colo. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs May Decrease
Aug 27 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs for some Colorado employers may decrease later this year. Colorado Insurance Commissioner Doug Dean announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed an...
PAULA Financial Reports Net Income for 2ndQ 2003
Aug 26 2003 // Pasadena, Calif.-based PAULA Financial announced net income for the second quarter of 2003 of $0.02 per share compared to $0.01 per shares for the 2002 period. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2003 was $4.3 million...
Administaff Notes New Workers’ Comp Program
Aug 26 2003 // Administaff, Inc., a Professional Employer Organization, has selected member insurance companies of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) to provide statutory workers’ compensation coverage for all...
Sunset Looms for the ROC and Texas Monitor
Aug 25 2003 // The Texas Research and Oversight Council on Workers’ Compensation (ROC) announced that a Special Edition of the Texas Monitor, and the final one to be published by the ROC, is now available on the ROC website at...
Online Registration Available for Ark. Workers’ Comp Conference
Aug 25 2003 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported that electronic registration is now available for its Oct. 8 – 10 educational conference. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown...
Employers, Injured Workers, Happy with Wash. L&I’s Claims Handling Practices
Aug 21 2003 // Most employers and injured workers are happy with how the Washington Department of Labor and Industries handles workers’ compensation claims, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey. The Gilmore Research...
Fla. OIR Approves Lower Workers’ Comp Rates
Aug 20 2003 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced it has approved the revised workers’ compensation rates filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The filing was in response to an order by OIR...
Florida CHOICE Winners Named at Workers’ Comp Conf.
Aug 20 2003 // CHOICE Medical Management Services announced the recipients for 2003 of the Florida CHOICE Awards recognizing outstanding workers’ compensation physicians. The awards were presented Aug. 18 at the 58th Annual Florida...
MedRisk, Diversified HealthCare Services Ink Deal on Workers’ Comp Physical Therapy
Aug 20 2003 // MedRisk, Inc. and Diversified HealthCare Services, Inc. have signed an agreement, providing MedRisk’s (www.medrisknet.com) entire Expert Provider Organization (EPO) network of workers’ compensation physical...
CWCI Debuts Online Data on Calif. Workers’ Comp
Aug 19 2003 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) announced that it has published an updated compendium of general facts, information and updated graphics about California workers’ compensation, which is...
Eureste Disbarred for WC Fraud:
Aug 18 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that the Texas State Bar has permanently disbarred Bernardo Eureste, a Houston attorney and former San Antonio city councilman. Eureste has not practiced law since June 2002, when he...
Okla. to Hold WC Hearing:
Aug 18 2003 // The Oklahoma Board for Property and Casualty Rates approved a Sept. 11 hearing for a proposed 6.4 percent increase in a key component of workers’ compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher promised a...
NAII and OSHA to Host Workplace Safety Workshop in Ill.
Aug 12 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), in conjunction with individual insurers and OSHA, is hosting a workshop in Illinois focusing on workplace safety for small businesses. “Safety at Work I: Risk...
Work Comp, Privacy Most Prominent Issues in Calif. Legislature
Aug 11 2003 // Several bills of interest to the California property/casualty insurance industry – including proposals to reform the workers’ compensation system and address privacy issues – are pending on the Senate and...
APCapital Turns a Profit
Aug 11 2003 // East Lansing, Mich.-based medical liability and workers’ compensation carrier American Physicians Capital Inc. reported net income of $1.1 million, or 12 cents per diluted share for the second quarter of 2003,...
NYSID Emphasizes “Fraud Awareness Week” with Three Arrests
Aug 11 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance, Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of three western New Yorkers during National Fraud Awareness Week, August 3-9, stating that they had “come at an important time of...
Ky. DOI Schedules Workers’ Comp Hearing
Aug 8 2003 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance announced it will hold a public hearing on August 13 to discuss the contents of a filing from an advisory organization expected to be used by most carriers to develop rates for...
CNA Financial Reports Q2 Net Income of $70M; Reductions in Workforce to Occur
Aug 7 2003 // CNA Financial Corporation reported net income for the second quarter of 2003 of $70 million, or $0.25 per share, as compared with net income of $31 million, or $0.14 per share, for the same period in 2002. Net income for...
ICT to Hold Workers’ Comp Symposium in Sept.
Aug 6 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it will hold a workers compensation insurance symposium on Sept. 24 in Austin, Texas. Presenters will speak on the following topics: State of the Texas Workers Compensation...
