Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Drop 5% in Oklahoma Next Year September 24, 2019 A 5.1% percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs in Oklahoma for 2020 has been approved by Insurance Commissioner...
Nichols Exiting Role as Workers’ Comp Manager at Insurance Council of Texas September 23, 2019 Steve Nichols, manager of Workers’ Compensation Services at the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), is moving on to pursue other...
Massachusetts Man Indicted in Connection with $110K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme September 20, 2019 A Worcester, Mass., man who operated a temporary employment agency was indicted in connection with a scheme to evade more...
Drop in Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington Proposed for 3rd Straight Year September 18, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington would drop for the third year in a row under a proposal...
Rochester Woman Arraigned for Defrauding Workers’ Comp System of More Than $5K September 17, 2019 A Rochester, N.Y., woman has been arraigned on charges that she defrauded the workers’ compensation system of more than $5,000...
Amazon Under Scrutiny Over Claims of Unsafe Conditions for Delivery Drivers September 16, 2019 Three U.S. senators on Thursday said Amazon.com Inc should stop working with delivery contractors that violate labor laws by imposing...
Hawaii Employers Mutual Declares $3.5M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders September 12, 2019 The board of Hawai`i Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. HEMIC...
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop in 2020 September 10, 2019 Oregon businesses will another drop in workers’ compensation costs in 2020. Employers in the state next year will pay an...
Service American Names Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as New Program Partner September 10, 2019 Austin, Texas-based Service American Indemnity Co. (SAIC), national provider of program services, has added Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as the...
New York Department of Transportation Employee Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud September 10, 2019 A New York State Department of Transportation employee has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system...