Iowa Employment Agency Owner Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Indictment January 27, 2011 The owner of a Des Moines, Iowa, employment agency has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Dinesh “Dan” Sethi...
Hair Named Chief Risk Operator for Utah Workers Compensation Fund January 26, 2011 Dan Hair, Utah Workers Compensation Fund senior vice president and chief underwriting and safety officer, has been promoted to chief...
Tennessee Firms Opting Out of Workers’ Compensation Must Register January 25, 2011 By Michael Adams A new Tennessee law is requiring all construction firm owners to register with the state if they choose to opt...
Montana Workers’ Comp Reform Bill on Hold January 25, 2011 By Phil Drake A Montana workers’ compensation reform bill was put on hold Jan. 21, 2010, after its sponsor told a state House...
Some in Illinois GOP Want to Link Work Comp Reform, State Borrowing January 25, 2011 By Zachary Colman Illinois lawmakers left two big pieces of unfinished business when they went home after voting to raise income taxes. One...
Think Soft Market Is Over? Think Again January 24, 2011 Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty insurance were largely unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2010 and that...
Court Upholds Florida Regulator in Denial of Texas Insurer January 23, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer has lost its appeal of rulings by the Florida insurance commissioner that have blocked it...
Work Comp, Tort Reform on Oklahoma Senate Republicans’ Agenda January 21, 2011 The Republicans in the Oklahoma Senate say they are focusing on job creation and budget challenges in their legislative agenda...
Medical Costs Drive Up Calif. Municipalities’ Workers’ Comp January 20, 2011 Despite a decline in the number of job injury claims reported by California public self-insured employers last year, rising claim...
Nevada Lowers Workers’ Comp Costs 3.9% January 19, 2011 Nevada Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt has approved a filing for an average decrease of 3.9 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation...