Multimillion Dollar Workers’ Compensation Fraud Probe Leads to West Virginia Bank October 17, 2013 By Bruce Schreiner A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in southern West Virginia, where...
Burnett Named Chief of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Fraud Unit October 16, 2013 Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has named longtime prosecutor George Burnett as the new chief of the Workers’ Compensation, Insurance,...
Interesting but Quiet Year for California Lawmakers on Workers’ Comp October 15, 2013 By Don Jergler After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures...
AIG Sued by Small Businesses Over Workers’ Compensation Reporting October 10, 2013 By Don Jergler and Young Ha Class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts have been initiated on behalf of small businesses in California, New...
New California Law Limits Workers’ Comp For Pro Athletes October 10, 2013 By Don Thompson and Laura Olson Professional athletes who spend most of their careers with teams in other states will be prohibited from filing workers’ compensation...
New York Second in Nation for Questionable Workers’ Compensation Claims October 4, 2013 New York State is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers’ compensation insurance claims. The Empire State...
Medical Group Earns Nearly $1M Texas Mutual Dividend October 4, 2013 Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced the Texas Medical Group (TMG) has earned a $972,604 workers’ compensation dividend. The dividend is...
2 from Kentucky, 1 from West Virginia Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud October 4, 2013 A West Virginia man and two Kentucky residents have been sentenced for their roles in a workers’ compensation scheme. The...
All Risks Launches Workers Comp Product for Agriculture Risks October 4, 2013 The recently formed Workers’ Compensation Specialty division of All Risks, Ltd., has launched its second specialty class, WC for agriculture...
Baker: California’s Workers’ Comp Reform Showing Signs of Progress October 3, 2013 By Don Jergler Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking...