WCRI: Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Moderating in Pennsylvania November 14, 2013 The costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania are moderating, following years of steady growth in previous years, according to...
California Lawmaker Removed from Committees Amid FBI Probe November 13, 2013 California State Sen. Ron Calderon was stripped of his committee assignments Tuesday amid a federal investigation involving allegations that he...
Workers’ Comp Rate Cut Recommended for Louisiana November 12, 2013 A national group is recommending that the state of Louisiana cut workers’ compensation rates by 5 percent because of fewer...
Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp November 12, 2013 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies...
Pinnacol Board in Colorado Names New Chief Executive Officer November 7, 2013 Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors named Philip B. Kalin president and CEO of Pinnacol. Kalin was selected as a finalist...
Ohio Stats Show more than 5K Worker Amputations November 6, 2013 Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The...
Industries Confront Louisiana’s Skilled Labor Gap November 6, 2013 A Harahan manufacturing company has had to recruit outside Louisiana for skilled trade workers. The Laitram Corp. isn’t alone in...
Florida Approves NCCI’s Revised Filing for 0.7% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase November 5, 2013 Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation recently issued a final order approving the rate increase of 0.7 percent for workers’ compensation...
Fallin Appoints 2 to New Workers’ Comp Panel November 4, 2013 Gov. Mary Fallin has named a longtime Oklahoma City attorney and a deputy insurance commissioner to fill the final two...
Manufacturer Faces Nearly $148K in Fines for Amputation Hazards in Ohio November 1, 2013 Napoleon Spring Works Inc., a manufacturer of garage door hardware, has been cited $147,600 in proposed penalties by the U.S....