Texas Workers’ Comp Division Approves 12 Companies to Self-Insure

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewals of the Certificates of Authority for 12 companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These 12 companies collectively employ approximately 20,700 employees in Texas.

Under Texas law, certain large, private companies can self-insure for workers’ compensation claims, while retaining the protection of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act for the company and for its employees. To qualify, a company must have a minimum workers’ compensation insurance unmodified manual premium of $500,000 and meet other requirements subject to annual review.

The following companies received self-insurance certificates:

• American Electric Power Company, Inc., Heath, Ohio
• Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Kansas City, Kan.
• E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del
• Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo.
• FedEx Freight, Inc., Harrison, Ark.
• Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.
• International Paper Company, Memphis, Tenn.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Portland, Ore.
• The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
• The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio
• Unique Staff Leasing I, Ltd., Corpus Christi
• VF Corporation, Greensboro, N.C.

Source: Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation

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