Texas Mutual, VFIS Award Over $150K to Emergency Service Organizations March 3, 2016 Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, and VFIS of Texas awarded more than $150,000 to 71...
Michigan’s Accident Fund Holdings Rebranding as AF Group March 1, 2016 Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., announced it is rebranding as AF Group. The company said the transition...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease February 29, 2016 Acting Nevada Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Parks approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average...
WCRI Report Examines Trends in New York Workers’ Comp System February 26, 2016 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has published its eighth annual report examining the trends in the performance of the...
New Mexico’s High Court Will Hear Workers’ Comp Case February 22, 2016 By Susan Montoya Bryan The New Mexico Supreme Court plans to review a lower court ruling that cleared the way for farm and ranch...
Pennsylvania OKs Average Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 0.9% February 12, 2016 The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) said the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved PCRB’s filing which calls for an overall...
California Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Tribe Through Workers’ Comp Scam February 12, 2016 A Northern California man has pleaded guilty to defrauding an Indian tribe for millions of dollars as part of a...
Rural Oregon Fire Service Suspended Due to Insurance Lapse February 10, 2016 The Lakeside Rural Fire Protection District in Oregon has suspended emergency operations because of a lapse in its insurance policy....
Louisiana Seafood Industry Benefits from Guest-Worker Program February 9, 2016 Congress’ decision to quadruple the size of a guest-worker program might be described as a gift to Louisiana’s seafood processing...
California Hospital Workers’ Comp Report Shows Claim Severity on Rise February 8, 2016 California workers’ compensation claim severity continues to increase, while claims frequency declines, according a newly released report. The latest California...