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6 Ways Agents Fail Their Workers’ Compensation Customers

Agents Can Easily Fall into the Trap of Poor Service and Not Even Know It Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” …

6 Ways Agents Fail Their Workers’ Compensation Customers

Agents Can Easily Fall into the Trap of Poor Service and Not Even Know It Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” …

6 Ways Agents Fail Their Workers’ Comp Customers

Agents Can Easily Fall into the Trap of Poor Service and Not Even Know It Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” …

Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner: Things Are Good Overall

Despite ongoing issues and a multitude of adversarial stakeholders, the state of the workers’ compensation system in Texas is “pretty good,” according to the head of the state division with regulatory oversight of the system. “I don’t know any line …

6 Ways Agents Fail Their Workers’ Comp Customers

Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you get the fish, …

Washington Working Harder to Combat Insurance Fraud

In advance of a rate announcement expected in this month, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries is strengthening fraud fighting efforts, helping distressed employers and driving down costs internally through efficiencies. The agency recently has faced criticism for its rates …

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People

The California State Compensation Insurance Fund named Tom Rowe president, CEO and member of the Executive Committee. He will report directly to the board of directors and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of State Fund. Former president/CEO Janet Frank …

Pinnacol Assurance to Credit $15M to Certain Policyholders

Workers’ Comp Insurer Loses Battle to Keep Records Private Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance concerning filing issues raised earlier this year. Meanwhile, the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer has lost the battle …

Montana Workers’ Comp Overhaul Gets Green Light

A proposed workers’ compensation overhaul agreed to by business and labor is going to Montana’s full Legislature, despite stiff opposition from trial lawyers and doctors. A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved the plan, sending it …