Finally, Wash. Legislators Agree on Workers’ Comp Reform May 23, 2011 Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt and House...
Montana State Fund Cuts Rates 20% May 23, 2011 By Phil Drake The board of Montana State Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, cut its rates by 20 percent, in a...
Contractors Object to California Regulator’s Plan to Rehabilitate Majestic Insurance May 20, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Former members of the self-insured workers’ compensation program Contractors Access Program of California, which was managed by now defunct Majestic...
Colo. Court: Insurer Can’t Be Sued By Another Insurer for Failing to Cancel Policy May 20, 2011 A Colorado Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurer cannot file suit against another insurer for its failure to...
Fireman’s Fund Names Kenny VP of Tax May 20, 2011 Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has announced that Bill Kenny joined the company as vice president of tax. He...
Wash. Lawmakers Continue to Struggle on Workers’ Comp Deal May 20, 2011 By Mike Baker Leading Washington lawmakers are struggling to find a compromise that would alter the state’s workers’ compensation system and help seal...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Bureau Declines Again to Make Mid-Year Filing May 19, 2011 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee has decided, again, not to make a mid-year rate filing....
Golden Gate Underwriters Association Names New Officers May 19, 2011 The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Golden Gate Chapter has named its 2011 officers and board members. They are: President...
Nevada Malpractice Bill Hearing Met With Opposition May 19, 2011 By Deb Weinstein Supporters said that a Nevada bill allowing lawyers to correct clerical errors in malpractice lawsuits would be a saving grace...
Arrowhead General Insurance Acquires Trafalgar Marine May 19, 2011 Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has completed its acquisition of Trafalgar Marine Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the transaction were...