The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved one initial application and 15 renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These 16 companies collectively employ approximately 216,600 employees in Texas.
Under Texas law, certain large, private companies can self-insure for workers’ compensation claims, while retaining the protection of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act for the company and for its employees. To qualify, a company must have a minimum workers’ compensation insurance unmodified manual premium of $500,000 and meet other requirements subject to annual review.
The following companies received self-insurance certificates:
- AAA Cooper Transportation, Dothan, Ala.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Decatur, Ill.
- Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, Calif.
- FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., Akron, Ohio
- Hyatt Corporation, Chicago, Ill.
- Limited Brands, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
- Lockheed Martin Corporation, Fort Worth
- MasTec Inc., Coral Gables, Fla. (new to program)
- MeadWestvaco Corporation, Richmond, Va.
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio
- Poly-America L.P., Grand Prairie
- Sam Kane Beef Processors, Inc., Corpus Christi
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas
- Union Tank Car Company, Chicago, Ill.
- Valero Energy Corporation, San Antonio
- Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Bentonville, Ark.
Topics Texas Claims Workers' Compensation Ohio
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