North Dakota Governor: Oil Industry ‘Solid’ May 27, 2016 By James MacPherson North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple told industry and government officials on May 25 that the state’s unprecedented oil boom that...
California School District Aide Busted for Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud May 26, 2016 An employee of a Southern California school district has been arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly racking...
IIABNY Lauds New York Senate Committee’s Approval of Workers’ Comp Bill May 24, 2016 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) applauded a New York Senate committee’s action to protect employers...
New York Auditors Find $3.45M in Faulty Workers’ Comp Claims May 23, 2016 New York auditors report preventing 206 incorrect claims for $1.85 million in workers’ compensation and medical benefits last year while...
California Workers’ Comp Reforms May Have Decreased Medical Payments May 19, 2016 Elements of California’s workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012 may have contributed to the state’s 2013 and 2014 decreases...
Great American Insurance Acquires Service Lloyds Texas Nonsubscription Business May 12, 2016 Great American Insurance Group and Service Lloyds Insurance Co. announced the acquisition of Service Lloyds’ Texas nonsubscription book of business...
LCTA in Louisiana and Prime Occupational Medicine Form Partnership May 4, 2016 Baton Rouge, La.-based LCTA Workers’ Comp and Prime Occupational Medicine announced a partnership the firms say will not only provide...
Los Angeles Medical Worker Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud May 4, 2016 Johana Magnolia Paredes, 45, of Bellflower, Calif. was arrested by California Department of Insurance detectives on two felony counts of...
Report: Asbestos Violations Not Routinely Fined in Michigan May 3, 2016 Michigan’s state worker safety agency didn’t issue fines in the majority of asbestos abatement cases where it found serious violations...
Texas Mutual Awards $600K in College Education Grants April 29, 2016 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it has awarded a combined $600,000 in grants to College of the Mainland in Texas...