Report: More Illinois Prison Workers’ Comp Cases Pile Up June 14, 2011 New workers’ compensation claims have continued to pile up this year at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois despite ongoing probes...
Commercial Insurance Prices Still Flat But Workers’ Comp Moving Up June 13, 2011 Commercial insurance prices were relatively flat for the ninth consecutive quarter, and new data confirm the deterioration of loss ratios...
North Carolina Lawmakers Agree on Workers’ Compensation Benefit Change June 13, 2011 Consensus legislation to change limits on benefits for workers injured on the job in North Carolina has swept through the...
St. Paul Fire & Marine Sues Denver Broncos June 10, 2011 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Broncos and nine of its former players,...
Coal Industry Blasts New Federal Mine Safety Rules June 9, 2011 By Tim Huber Coal industry officials this week roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Total Temporary Disability Rates to Increase June 8, 2011 New U.S. Department of Labor data shows California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose more than 2.4% from $979.90 to...
RMIS Picks Tobin To Lead Workers’ Comp Division June 7, 2011 Fullerton, Calif.-based RMIS has added a new worker’s compensation insurance market through Tower Select, and has added Monica Tobin to...
Revival of Illinois Workers’ Comp Bill a Tale of Persuasion June 7, 2011 By Zachary Colman Everyone on the Illinois House floor was watching the vote climb. 56…57… In the waning hours of the legislative session,...
Court Approves Majestic Insurance Rehabilitation Plan June 6, 2011 A San Francisco Superior Court has approved California Insurance Commissioner’s rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a failed workers’ compensation...
Calif. State Fund Seeks to Offer Workers’ Comp in Other States June 6, 2011 California State Compensation Insurance Fund is pursuing legislation to allow it to offer coverage to California employers who have out...