Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Commercial Insurance Rates, Except Auto and Flood, Still Falling
Nov 16 2015 // Commercial property/casualty insurance prices continued to decline moderately – an average of 3.1 percent – during the third quarter, according to a survey by The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. The...
4 Common Business Issues When Evaluating Wrap-Up Programs
Nov 16 2015 // As the cost of commercial, public entity and residential construction continues to increase, owners and developers are seeking inventive ways to reduce insurance costs while maintaining effective coverages for the parties...
The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016
Nov 16 2015 // The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016 Builders and contractors can expect another year of steady growth in 2016 and so can the insurance specialists that serve this rebounding...
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California
Nov 16 2015 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released a study in November showing significant differences in the costs of claims among the state’s regions – particularly Los...
Arkansas Sets Workers’ Comp Benefits for 2016
Nov 13 2015 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has determined that the maximum weekly workers’ comp rates for 2016 for covered accidents will be $646 for total disability (TD) and $485 for permanent partial...
Workers’ Comp Hearing Rep. in California Caught Cashing Dead Client’s Settlement
Nov 13 2015 // A California workers’ compensation hearing officer was arrested for allegedly trying to steal a settlement check from his client. Department of Insurance detectives arrested Ramon Humerto Otero, 37, of Adelanto, and...
Florida Issues Final Order for NCCI to Decrease Workers’ Comp Rates by 4.7%
Nov 13 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved an overall decrease of 4.7 percent in workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida. Following the disapproval of its original rate filing request, the...
Prosecutors Charge 8 in California Workers’ Comp Kickback Scheme
Nov 12 2015 // Eight people are facing federal charges in San Diego, Calif. in what prosecutors call a kickback scheme that involved tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and $25 million in improper workers’ compensation...
Steel Manufacturer Fined Nearly $400K for Safety Hazards at Ohio
Nov 12 2015 // A crane’s safety latch failed and 1,000 pounds of equipment fell on a man below and injured him as he worked at a TimkenSteel Corp. Ohio factory, according to federal safety officials. For the second time in a year,...
Fatal Dallas Construction Site Fall Leads to $400K Fine for Contractors
Nov 11 2015 // A fall from a third-story balcony in Dallas killed 44-year-old Jorge Carrion Torres as he worked on the exterior of an apartment complex on May 14, 2015. As a result the federal Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
NCCI Requests Review of Disapproved Florida Rate Filing
Nov 10 2015 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has submitted a request to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to consider supplemental information in regards to its recent workers compensation rate...
Investigation Launched into Workers’ Comp Services Provider BBSI
Nov 10 2015 // A financial investigation is underway into Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI), a giant professional employer organization that deals with many workers’ compensation carriers. The independent investigation focuses...
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California
Nov 6 2015 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released a study on Friday showing significant differences in the costs of claims among the state’s regions – particularly Los Angeles. The...
CPro Associates Adds Archer as National Marketing Director
Nov 6 2015 // Texas-based CPro Associates, a wholesaler specializing workers’ compensation and occupation injury insurance products and services, has hired Jon Archer as national marketing director for alternatives to...
Connecticut Approves Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 3.9%
Nov 6 2015 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade said Connecticut employers can expect to pay less next year for their workers’ compensation insurance as a result of the Insurance Department’s approval this...
Virginia Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest of Study States
Nov 4 2015 // Driven primarily by prices, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time in Virginia were among the highest of the study states, according to a recent study issued by the...
MarketScout Hires McGee as Workers’ Compensation Broker in Philadelphia
Nov 4 2015 // MarketScout, a national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA based in Dallas, has hired John McGee as broker in the Workers’ Compensation Brokerage division. He is based in Philadelphia. In his new role,...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers Promotes 3 to Vice President
Nov 4 2015 // Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, Maryland’s largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance, announced the following promotions: Carmine D’Alessandro was promoted to vice president of...
McCarty Orders NCCI to Further Lower Florida’s Workers’ Comp Rates
Nov 4 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty has ordered the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to lower workers’ compensation rates for Florida employers by 5.1 percent. The Order signed Nov. 3 is...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
Nov 2 2015 // The U.S. workers’ compensation market saw solid gains in 2014, thanks in part to premium increases and favorable claims frequency. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the industry reported improved results,...
