Texas Approves 12 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) renewed approval for 12 employers to self-insure workers’ compensation claims. Together, the companies employ about 45,000 people in Texas.

DWC renewed:

• ABF Freight System, Inc.
• Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
• Chevron Corporation
• General Motors Company
• Johns Manville
• Kiewit Corporation
• Leonard Family Corporation
• MeadWestvaco Corporation
• Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
• Starbucks Corporation
• Superior Energy Services, Inc.
• Trinity Mother Frances Health System

To get approval to self-insure, a company must meet state requirements and have a minimum workers’ compensation insurance unmodified manual premium of $500,000.

Source: TDI

Topics Texas Workers' Compensation