Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla Gov. Signs WC Bill Into Law
Jul 17 2003 // The signing into law of important workers’ compensation reform legislation by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will go a long way toward limiting the cost of insuring workers in the state against injury and will boost the...
APCapital’s WC Unit CEO Resigns
Jul 17 2003 // East Lansing, Mich.-based American Physicians Capital Inc. (APCapital) announced that Raymond Jacobsen, CEO of the company’s workers’ compensation business unit, has submitted his resignation effective...
N.Y. Dept. Rejects Filing to Boost Workers’ Comp Rates
Jul 16 2003 // New York State Insurance Superintendent Gregory Serio reportedly rejected this years’ filing by the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) for a workers’ compensation insurance overall rate...
Fitch Says WC Rates Still Inadequate
Jul 16 2003 // Last year marked a reversal of a six-year trend of deteriorating results for the workers’ compensation insurance sector as the market posted a significant improvement in underwriting performance, but overall results...
Benefits Grow Faster than Wages for First Time Since 1992
Jul 15 2003 // Benefits paid to workers and employers’ costs for workers’ compensation rose slightly faster than wages in 2001, according to a new report released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance. This is the...
Fla. WC Costs 18% Above Median in WCRI Study
Jul 15 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Florida for all paid claims were higher than most states analyzed in a national study and growing at a double-digit rate, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation...
AIA Responds to Calif. WC Reform Committee Announcement
Jul 14 2003 // In response to the recent decision to move all pending California workers’ compensation legislation to a Legislative Conference Committee that will consider broad reforms to the system, the American Insurance...
WCRI Study Says Ga. Has Low WC Costs Per Claim but Higher Indemnity Costs
Jul 14 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Georgia were low relative to costs in the other states analyzed in a national study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), although indemnity costs per claim...
CompPartners to Offer HCO to First Health Clients in Calif.
Jul 11 2003 // Irvine, Calif.-based CompPartners has formed a business relationship with First Health Group Corp. to provide The First Health® Network to its workers’ compensation Health Care Organization (HCO) clients in...
Calif. Lawmakers Form Workers’ Comp Reform Committee
Jul 10 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi commended lawmakers July 9 for moving workers’ compensation bills into a Legislative Conference Committee, and consequently moving the reform of the system closer to...
Texas Co. With No Employees Found Guilty of WC Fraud
Jul 8 2003 // In late June, Travis County (Texas) District Judge Patrick Keel found that a San Antonio janitorial company reportedly lied about its payroll to get workers’ compensation coverage so it could pursue lucrative...
Fugitive Arrested in Sacramento
Jul 7 2003 // Two counts of insurance fraud and one count of attempted perjury led the CDI to the arrest of Hamman Noel Jr., aka Kenneth Arlington, 32, of Stockton, Calif., who had been a fugitive for more than a year. In April 2000,...
Mo. WC Pool Will See Average Rates Fall
Jul 3 2003 // For the next year, average workers’ compensation rates will fall slightly for Missouri employers that buy coverage through the state’s “pool” of last resort, according to Scott Lakin, director of...
Suffolk County N.Y. Sweep Nets 18 on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 1 2003 // Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced the arrest of 18 people on charges of grand larceny, insurance fraud and other crimes related to defrauding New York’s State Workers’ Compensation...
A.M. Best Upgrades AmTrust to ‘A-‘
Jun 30 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded its rating of Beachwood, Ohio-based AmTrust Group (AG), which focuses on workers’ compensation for smaller employers, to “A-” (Excellent) based on a quantitative and qualitative...
Wash. WC Benefits to Increase 1.9 Percent
Jun 26 2003 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation time-loss or pension benefits will receive a 1.9 percent cost-of-living increase on July 1, 2003. The new maximum monthly benefit will be $3,794, which is...
Calif. Commissioner Addresses Bogus WC Insurance
Jun 26 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi released a statement regarding bogus workers’ compensation insurance: “Bogus workers’ compensation insurance is a serious and growing threat to employers...
AGO Insurance Software, Eastern Alliance Insurance Group Ink Deal
Jun 25 2003 // AGO Insurance Software, Inc. has signed an agreement with Eastern Alliance Insurance Group. EAI currently writes workers’ compensation policies in the state of Pennsylvania and will be utilizing AGO’s Gateway...
Study: Ill. W/C Costs Higher Than Most
Jun 25 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Illinois were among the highest of the states analyzed in a new study and continuing to rise, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study of 12...
Maine Adjourns; Legislature Addresses Scoring, Privacy and Workers’ Comp
Jun 24 2003 // The Maine legislature tackled several important issues this session such as credit-based insurance scores and workers’ compensation, however it deferred action on establishing building codes and creating a joint...
