The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewals of the Certificates of Authority for 12 companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These 12 companies collectively employ approximately 20,700 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:
- American Electric Power Company, Inc., Heath, Ohio
- Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Kansas City, Kan.
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del
- Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo.
- FedEx Freight, Inc., Harrison, Ark.
- Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.
- International Paper Company, Memphis, Tenn.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Portland, Ore.
- The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio
- Unique Staff Leasing I, Ltd., Corpus Christi
- VF Corporation, Greensboro, N.C.
Source: Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation
Topics Texas Workers' Compensation Ohio
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