California Court Denies Appeal of Closely-Watched Workers’ Comp Case August 25, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a case many workers’ compensation insurers and businesses were hoping would...
Company Ordered to Pay $300K to Texas Mutual Insurance August 25, 2011 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that Bar H Concrete Inc. of Sulphur Springs pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges....
California’s WCIRB Files Newly Benchmarked Rate August 23, 2011 California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has submitted its January 1, 2012 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Department...
Connecticut Court Rules on Guaranty Fund Role in Workers’ Comp Claims August 23, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The state insurance guaranty fund can be considered the last insurer on a workers’ compensation risk that has multiple insurers...
Insurers Oppose Change in South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Medical Fees August 22, 2011 By Michael Adams A new South Carolina regulation for calculating medical fees in worker injury cases has set off opposition from insurers and...
Vermont Contractor Gets 30 Days for No Workers’ Comp August 22, 2011 By Britton Wells The Vermont attorney general’s office said a Williston County contractor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating Vermont’s...
NFL Facing Possible Class Action Claim Over Concussions August 22, 2011 By Maryclaire Dale Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league’s handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action...
Florida Employers May Face Higher Workers’ Compensation Costs August 19, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida business owners could see their workers’ compensation premiums go up if regulators agree to raise rates by a recommended...
Insurer’s New Predictive Model Targets High Cost Workers’ Comp Claims August 18, 2011 By Denise Johnson Workers’ compensation giant Liberty Mutual has developed a new predictive model that lets it more quickly identify and manage high...
Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs Reflects Recession August 16, 2011 The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades....