Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Commissioner Serves Cease & Desist on Unauthorized Insurer
Jun 19 2003 // Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that the California Department of Insurance (CDI) served a Cease and Desist Order on Insurance Company of the Americas (ICA) based in Bradenton, Fla. and Oriskany, N.Y.,...
Former N.Y. Broker Charged with Selling False Workers Comp Policy
Jun 16 2003 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Ross Anderson, 47, a former insurance broker, on charges that he falsified business records by selling fraudulent insurance, leaving...
Video Evidence Used in Texas Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Jun 11 2003 // Texas Judge Bill Bender in the 403rd Judicial District Court found Thomas O’Laughlin guilty of workers’ compensation fraud after O’Laughlin pleaded no contest. According to Texas Mutual Insurance Company,...
State Fund Takes Legal Action Against Garamendi, CDI
Jun 9 2003 // California’s workers’ comp market reached yet another boiling point recently when the State Compensation Insurance Fund filed suit against Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the Department of Insurance...
Orange County Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 9 2003 // Noel DeSota of Orange County was arrested by CDI fraud investigators and sentenced to serve 60 days in Orange County Jail, complete 120 hours of community service, three years probation, and pay a $200 court fine. DeSota...
Execs Talk Future of Industry at 9th Annual ITC Forum
Jun 9 2003 // “Amateur hour is over.” Those were the words of the Sullivan Group president Gerald J. Sullivan, addressing a roomful of industry executives recently at the 9th Annual Insuring the Children Forum....
Sparks Fly During Nevada’s Legislative Session
Jun 9 2003 // The fireworks, bright lights and loud noises emanating from Nevada is not the Las Vegas strip, it is actually the final weeks of legislative debate in the state capital in Carson City. Once again the Nevada legislature has...
Calif. Commissioner Obtains Conservation over Fremont Indemnity
Jun 5 2003 // In a clear indication of the enormous problems plaguing California’s workers’ compensation system, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi obtained a conservation order June 4 over insolvent insurer Fremont...
Calif. Commissioner Obtains Conservation over Fremont Indemnity
Jun 4 2003 // In a clear indication of the enormous problems plaguing California’s workers’ compensation system, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi obtained a conservation order June 4 over insolvent insurer Fremont...
Workers’ Comp Bills Sent to Texas Governor
Jun 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers praised the passage of two bills in both houses the Texas Legislature that it believes will achieve meaningful reform of the troubled Texas workers’ compensation system. The bills...
State Fund, Auditor Disagree on Level of Reserves
Jun 2 2003 // In a letter from State Compensation Insurance Fund to its brokers, president Diane Oki reiterated the solvency of workers’ comp carrier, writing “To set the record straight, State Fund is solvent.” In...
IWIF Hosts Free Md. Workers’ Comp Seminars
May 30 2003 // Maryland-based Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) is hosting free policyholder seminars around the state from June through November. The half-day seminars feature a multi-media format that focuses on safe working...
The Hartford Group Offers Workers’ Comp Real-Time Quotes
May 30 2003 // Agents doing business with The Hartford Financial Services Group now can quote and request issuance of small commercial workers’ compensation business in real-time directly from their agency management system using...
State Fund Comments on Lawsuit vs. Calif. Commissioner
May 30 2003 // The State Compensation Insurance Fund released a statement regarding the lawsuit filed May 28 against California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The suit, according...
State Fund Files Suit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 29 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
PIP, Workers’ Comp Reform Pass Florida Special Session
May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers reported that the special session of the Florida Legislature has ended with the passage of both personal injury protection (PIP) reform and workers’ compensation...
State Fund Files Lawsuit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 28 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
Minn. Passes Bill Denying W/C Entry to Tax-Advantaged Entities
May 27 2003 // In a move insurance groups say will prohibit unfair competition in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance market, the Minnesota Legislature has recently taken action to prohibit state workers’...
Fla. Senate Moves Forward on PIP, Ins. Scoring and Workers’ Comp
May 23 2003 // Personal Injury Protection (PIP) legislation may not be dead after all in Florida, as the Florida Senate approved a PIP package supported by an unlikely alliance including Florida Insurance Council, personal injury lawyers...
Alliance Argues Against Proposed Changes to Ark. Safety Rule
May 22 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers announced that one of its insurance safety experts told Arkansas officials that a proposed change to the way Arkansas regulates insurer safety programs will create additional costs with no...
