Agents Urge Caution on Changes to Missouri Work Comp Insurer April 4, 2012 By David A. Lieb Some insurance agents are urging caution as Missouri lawmakers considered changes to a state-created workers’ compensation firm that has been...
The Hanover Furthers Its West Reach With New Pacific Region April 4, 2012 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific Region will...
North Carolina Vows Crackdown on Workers’ Compensation Scofflaws April 4, 2012 By Michael Adams Officials in North Carolina said they will review their efforts to ensure that employers are purchasing workers’ compensation coverage after...
Missouri Senate Votes to Override Veto on Workers’ Comp April 2, 2012 By Wes Duplantier The Missouri Senate has voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s earlier veto of a bill that would change workers’ compensation...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Insurer To Pay $2M Dividend March 29, 2012 Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. says it will pay more than $2 million in dividends this spring to more than...
Field and Ross Retire from CompWest March 29, 2012 CompWest Insurance Co. COO and co-founder Ron Field, and Lynn Ross, vice president of marketing and business development, are retiring...
Missouri Republicans Ponder Next Move on Vetoed Business Bills March 26, 2012 By Wes Duplantier Republican lawmakers in Missouri are trying to decide what they will do next on two pieces of business legislation recently...
Oklahoma Bill Targets Employers Who Intentionally Misclassify Workers March 23, 2012 The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make it more difficult for employers to misclassify workers...
Calif. Commissioner Jones Gets ‘D’ From Insurance Industry March 22, 2012 By Don Jergler The insurance industry has mixed feelings about California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, assessing him as average or below average in...
More Doubts Emerge About Illinois Prison Guard Comp Claims March 22, 2012 Some Illinois prison guards who received workers’ compensation settlements had only mild carpal tunnel syndrome in their wrists or similar...