Colorado News

Court: Injuries even to prosthetic parts deserve workers’ comp benefits

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that an employee is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, even if the injury is to an artificial part of a person’s body. In American Appliances Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Industrial …

It Figures

$3,600 Maximum amount in monthly workers’ compensation benefits the Arizona Senate is proposing by 2009. The current benefits are capped at $2,400 per month. Industry and labor groups said the Senate was focused on a compromise cap for fear the …

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$3,600 Maximum amount in monthly workers’ compensation benefits the Arizona Senate is proposing by 2009. The current benefits are capped at $2,400 per month. Industry and labor groups said the Senate was focused on a compromise cap for fear the …

Allstate Awards S.D. Cities Free Gas for Safe Driving Records

For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …

Texas Approves 14 Companies to Self Insure for Workers’ Comp Claims

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that 14 companies with approximately 47,600 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the department’s self insurance program. Commissioner of …

Insurance Group Urges Repeal of Mo.’s Workers’ Comp Second Injury Fund

Builder’s Risk Remains Difficult But Manageable, Advises Mercator

The rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, according to experts at independent wholesale insurance broker Mercator Risk Services. This downturn has its origins in …

Voluntary Beef Recall Expands

A meat supplier expanded a voluntary recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E.coli. United Food Group LLC said in a statement it expanded the recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef to include an additional …

Ark. Company Recalling 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Sold in 12 States

Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. No illnesses …

Colo. Commissioner Claims Rate Filing Review Saved Nearly $4 Million

Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Morrison has issued a statement saying her department’s review of rate filings by two insurers has saved consumers almost $4 million. According to the Department of Insurance, The Hartford Insurance Group proposed a 2.2 percent decrease …