California’s workers’ compensation reforms in 2002-2004 have been eroded, a new study has confirmed. According to a report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute, state workers’ compensation medical expenditures fell sharply immediately after the enactment of the 2002-2004 reforms, but …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has been selected by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) as the exclusive provider of lawyers professional liability coverage for its members. Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. will remain NLADA’s broker. Through the …
Another reinsurer has stepped forward to take advantage of a Florida law that allows it to lower its collateral and still conduct business in the state. Florida regulators announced that Alterra Bermuda Limited has been authorized to reduce its collateral …
California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Christine Baker as chief deputy director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Baker has served as the executive officer of the Commission on Health Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) since its creation in …
Patriot National Insurance Group announced that Thomas McCarthy has joined its team as regional vice president of the Gulf Coast region. The region includes the states of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. McCarthy will oversee all marketing and underwriting responsibilities …
Amendments to insurance-related legislation in Arkansas will prevent unintended expansion of commercial liability insurance coverage in that state, according to an insurance company trade group. The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it was successful in adding needed amendments to a …
There are alternatives to the controversial federal government mandate that requires almost everyone to purchase health insurance, although experts are divided over how effective the alternatives might be in helping to expand coverage to the more than 50 million uninsured …
A Maine couple has lost its lawsuit against Dragon Cement claiming the company’s cement plant made their nearby home unsellable. In their lawsuit, Stephen and Kathy Darney of Thomaston claimed Dragon caused a nuisance and was negligent for the dust …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Gary C. Quintinsky of Houston to a two-year prison term for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Upon completion of his state prison term, Quintinsky will serve a 42-month federal …
Frustrated by a perceived lack of success at a Missouri Capitol that professes job-creation as its top goal, more than a dozen representatives from businesses began meeting last summer to develop a winning strategy for 2011. Over the next several …
