Washington’s Legislature is being called into a special session that starts today at 9 a.m., with workers’ compensation insurance among the topics to be discussed, according to Gov. Chris Gregoire. “This Legislature has come together in the toughest of times …
Falls and highway accidents caused the most permanent total disabilities in Oregon in 2009, according to a new report by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. In its report, “Permanent Total Disabilities in the Oregon Workers’ Compensation System, 2009,” …
Washington Republicans attempted again a procedural motion on the House floor that would have allowed a vote on a Senate bill establishing the option of settlements to workers compensation, but failed to get the votes necessary. The motion was defeated …
Business groups last Thursday praised proposed legislation that changes workers’ compensation laws in ways that lower employer costs, while workers and the lawyers who represent them complained the victims of workplace accidents could be cut off from their only income. …
The Arizona Court Supreme Court has declined to review a petition challenging a lower court ruling that SCF Arizona paid a “reasonable amount” to two ambulatory surgery centers. In so doing, the court rejected the argument that SCF violated state …
Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc., whose subsidiaries are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small businesses, announced it will review the company’s first quarter 2011 financial results during a conference call and Webcast Thursday, May 5, 2011, at …
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted new regulations for standardized paper billing forms and electronic billing standards, making it one of the first states in the country to provide for e-billing in workers’ compensation, according to DWC Chief …
California workers’ compensation insurer returns continue to dwindle, with recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) data showing their return on net worth falling from 7 percent in 2008 to 4.6 percent in 2009. Those figures move the Golden State …
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the workers’ compensation system in the U.S., as explained by Christopher J. Boggs, director of education for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance, in Workers’ Compensation History: The Great Tradeoff! As Boggs writes, the …
SCF Arizona, the state’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has named Noel A. Williams vice president of underwriting. Williams hasextensive property and casualty experience in commercial lines, having spent more than 20 years in the insurance industry. He has …
