Emergency service volunteers that are injured while assisting with a state of emergency may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, according to the state Department of Consumer and Business Services. According to the amendment to House Bill 3021, if the …
Characterizations by a recent Washington State Auditor’s report on the state’s workers’ compensation insurance system has the state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) worried that people will incorrectly believe that the system will become insolvent. The report, which audited …
In October 2008, my colleague and friend, Christopher J. Boggs, associate editor of MyNewMarkets.com and frequent contributor to Insurance Journal, wrote: “The beginning of mandated insurance continuing education (CE) was the end of the true insurance professional. To be considered …
The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively managing costs. That was one of the messages shared by presenters at the Workers …
When it comes to social media, the insurance industry needs to change how it evaluates risk. That’s the opinion of George Redenbaugh, assistant treasurer and senior director of risk management for eBay, where he is responsible for enterprise risk management, …
The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively managing costs. That was one of the messages shared by presenters at the Workers …
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.’s CEO Frederick H. Eppinger expects the western United States to be a key growth driver for the super-regional insurer in the next several years. Having just entered into a renewal rights agreement with OneBeacon Insurance …
Judy Schurke, director of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), said the state’s workers’ compensation system is not at risk of going insolvent and that characterizing it as such is wrong. Schurke said she is concerned that characterizations of …
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has submitted to the Legislature his proposed 2010-11 budget — and called for “greater reductions in nearly every aspect of state government than were necessary in 2009.” “With our national economy still struggling to recover, California, …
The Hanover Group Expands Out West, Enters Agreement With OneBeacon The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.’s CEO Frederick H. Eppinger expects the western United States to be a key growth driver for the super-regional insurer in the next several years. Having …
