California Workers’ Comp Reform Taking Shape – Again April 10, 2012 By Don Jergler At a recent joint hearing in Sacramento on workers’ compensation in California with the Assembly and Senate, statistic after statistic...
Obesity Now Accounts for 21% of Healthcare Costs: Study April 10, 2012 Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. healthcare costs — more than twice some previous estimates, reports a...
EK Health Names Benner Chief Medical Officer April 9, 2012 San Jose, Calif.-based EK Health Services, a national workers’ compensation managed care firm, has promoted Dr. Douglas Benner to chief...
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Bill Goes Back to Senate April 9, 2012 By Emily Wagster Pettus The Mississippi House last Thursday advanced a bill to make changes that manufacturers and business groups are seeking in the...
Survey: Oklahoma Businesses Confident About Future April 6, 2012 By Tim Talley Most Oklahoma business executives are confident their businesses will grow and about a third plan to hire workers this year,...
Missouri Senate Backs Study of State-Created Workers’ Compensation Insurer April 6, 2012 The Missouri Senate has endorsed the establishment of a special committee to study whether to change a state-created workers’ compensation...
California Workers’ Compensation Bureau to Make Midyear Filing April 6, 2012 California workers’ compensation insurers will be seeking a midyear correction — a 7.7 percent increase — in pure premium rates....
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims April 5, 2012 By Vicki Smith Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain...
Agents Urge Caution on Changes to Missouri Work Comp Insurer April 4, 2012 By David A. Lieb Some insurance agents are urging caution as Missouri lawmakers considered changes to a state-created workers’ compensation firm that has been...
The Hanover Furthers Its West Reach With New Pacific Region April 4, 2012 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific Region will...