All Risks Launches Workers Comp Product for Agriculture Risks October 4, 2013 The recently formed Workers’ Compensation Specialty division of All Risks, Ltd., has launched its second specialty class, WC for agriculture...
Baker: California’s Workers’ Comp Reform Showing Signs of Progress October 3, 2013 By Don Jergler Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking...
Fort Worth Manufacturer Cited for Serious Safety Violations; Fined $88K October 2, 2013 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fort Worth F&D Head Co. for 18 serious...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau Awards More Than $258K to Support Workplace Safety September 30, 2013 Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has awarded more than $258,000 in safety intervention grants, split among nine employers. “We...
Montana Man Sentenced For Workers’ Comp Fraud September 30, 2013 A 76-year-old Havre, Mont. man has been ordered to pay nearly $84,000 in restitution in a workers’ compensation fraud case....
OSHA Levies $175K in Fines in Fatal Arkansas Crane Accident September 29, 2013 A federal safety agency has levied $175,000 in fines against a crane company, Entergy and other firms over a fatal...
Idaho Fly Shop Owner Gets Jail Time On Workers’ Comp Law September 26, 2013 A state judge has ordered a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho fly shop owner to serve five days in jail for violating...
Work-Related Fatalities Decline in Louisiana in 2012 September 24, 2013 The number of work-related fatalities in 2012 in Louisiana declined to 106, according to a preliminary count by the U.S....
NCCI Files Overall Average WC Loss Cost Level Change of +3.2% in Connecticut September 24, 2013 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) last week delivered a workers compensation loss cost filing to the Connecticut Insurance...
Maryland’s IWIF to Convert to Private, Not-for-Profit Insurer on Oct. 1 September 24, 2013 On Oct. 1, IWIF, Maryland’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, will launch a new name and corporate structure as...