Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
PIP Reform, Workers’ Comp Still on the Table in Fla. Session
Apr 30 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) reports that as the 2003 Florida legislative session winds down, insurers are keeping a close eye on key bills concerning PIP reform, flex rating, workers’...
PIP Reform, Workers’ Comp on Table as Fla. Session Nears End
Apr 29 2003 // As the 2003 Florida legislative session winds down, insurers are reportedly keeping a close eye on key bills concerning PIP reform, flex rating, workers’ compensation, and credit scoring. Budget concerns reportedly...
Conning Study Says Workers’ Comp Market Faces Major Shift as State Funds Swell
Apr 29 2003 // State-sponsored funds have quickly become a force in the workers’ compensation insurance market, altering the competitive landscape for the private insurers that once dominated this line of business, according to a...
Harleysville Group Posts $3.24 Million Q1 Loss
Apr 28 2003 // The Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Group confirmed earlier announcements that it has suffered a $3.24 million first quarter net loss, compared to a $13.34 million profit for the same period in 2002. Higher than expected...
Waiting Period for NM Workers’ Comp Rate Filing Removed
Apr 21 2003 // In recognition of today’s workers’ compensation marketplace, the New Mexico Division of Insurance has exempted workers’ compensation insurance rate filings from the 90-day waiting period required by state...
Ariz. Searches for Solution to Meet Deficit Needs
Apr 21 2003 // A billion-dollar shortfall in Arizona’s state economy has many lawmakers conjuring up solutions and desperately searching for ways to solve current and future deficits. One solution that they came up with reportedly...
CWCI STUDY EXAMINES CHIROPRACTIC UTILIZATION AND COSTS IN CALIF. WC
Apr 21 2003 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) has issued new research showing the combined effect of an increase in the number of chiropractors treating fewer injured workers with higher levels of...
TEXAN MUST PAY FOR FRAUD
Apr 21 2003 // Jake V. Silva was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation benefits by the 132nd District Court in Scurry County, Texas. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment (probated to five years on...
Employers, Fremont Employers Report 4Q and Full Year Financial Results
Apr 18 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (the “Company”), a leading provider of workers’ compensation products and services, reported its statutory financial results for the fourth quarter...
Flurry of Calif. Workers’ Comp Bills to be Heard April 30
Apr 17 2003 // Wednesday, April 30, 2003 is shaping up to be a milestone for the California workers’ compensation system. On that day, the California Senate Insurance Committee is expected to hear 60 percent of the Assembly...
United Agencies & Industrial Risk Services Form Alliance
Apr 16 2003 // Thomas E. Hays, chairman of the board for Pasadena, Calif.-based United Agencies, recently announced that United Agencies and John Kallas of Industrial Risk Services have formed a strategic alliance. United Agencies’...
Workers’ Comp Bill Passed by Fla. House Committee
Apr 16 2003 // The Florida House State Administration Committee approved H.B. 1837, designed to cut workers’ compensation costs by limiting lawsuits and making it more difficult to prove compensation for injuries, according to the...
Privacy Regulations Under HIPAA Raise Concerns for P/C Insurers
Apr 15 2003 // While privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) do not apply directly to property/casualty insurers, the industry is expecting a significant impact due to health care...
S&P’s Report Evaluates Calif.’s WC Market
Apr 14 2003 // Strict underwriting controls imposed on the California State Compensation Insurance Fund(SCIF) are one bright spot in a gloomy scene for workers’ compensation writers in the state, according to a new report by...
Hartwig to Keynote AMCOMP Luncheon in NYC
Apr 11 2003 // Donald DeCarlo, president and chairman of the American Society of Workers Comp Professionals, Inc. (AMCOMP) announced that the association will present Dr. Robert Hartwig at networking and luncheon event being held at The...
S&P’s Report Evaluates Calif.’s WC Market
Apr 11 2003 // Strict underwriting controls imposed on the California State Compensation Insurance Fund(SCIF) are one bright spot in a gloomy scene for workers’ compensation writers in the state, according to a new report by...
Medical Fee Schedule Measure is Vital to Reforming Calif.’s WC, Says AIA
Apr 10 2003 // Legislation to overhaul California’s workers’ compensation medical billing system is crucial to controlling escalating medical costs and would be a big step towards reforming California’s troubled...
Fla. Governor, Lt. Governor Announce Workers’ Comp Reform
Apr 9 2003 // Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Lt. Governor Toni Jennings announced comprehensive workers’ compensation reforms at a rally of Florida homebuilders at the state’s Capitol. At the rally, Bush commented that part...
Employers, Labor Leaders to Testify on Alarcón’s WC Bill
Apr 9 2003 // In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9,...
Silva Ordered to Pay for Texas Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 8 2003 // The 132nd District Court in Scurry County, Texas, sentenced Jake V. Silva to two years imprisonment (probated to five years on probation) and 160 hours of community service after finding him guilty of fraudulently...
