Group Health Plans Pay for ‘Zero-Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study December 9, 2013 Workers’ compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance...
Kansas City Chiefs Sued by Former Players Over Head Injuries December 5, 2013 By Bill Draper Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 have filed a lawsuit claiming...
Illinois Central Railroad Faces Fines of $110,500 for Lead Exposure December 5, 2013 Illinois Central Railroad Co. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for one...
Hill Named VP of Loss Prevention at Texas Mutual Insurance December 5, 2013 Austin-based workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has named Woody Hill its vice president of loss prevention. Hill...
Workplace Fatalities Up in North Dakota, Stay the Same in South Dakota December 4, 2013 Workplace fatalities in North Dakota last year totaled 64, up 20 over the year. In South Dakota, workplace fatalities last...
New Mexico Governor Appoints Workers’ Compensation Director December 4, 2013 Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico’s workers’...
2 Ohio Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations December 2, 2013 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued safety citations against two southwest Ohio companies after the deaths of...
SCF Arizona and Subsidiaries Assigned A- ‘Excellent’ By A.M. Best December 2, 2013 A.M. Best has assigned SCF Arizona and its wholly-owned subsidiaries an A- (Excellent) XII with a “stable outlook” rating. The...
N.Y. Settling Worker-Insurance Claims With AAA Issue: Muni Deals December 2, 2013 By Priya Anand and Freeman Klopott The New York Dormitory Authority is borrowing $370 million this week to repay workers’ compensation claims, the first sale under...
American Interstate Insurance, Silver Oak Casualty OK’d to Move to Nebraska December 2, 2013 Insurance Director Bruce Ramge has approved the two property/casualty insurance companies to domicile in Nebraska. American Interstate Insurance Co. and...