Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota have grown, but at a slower pace than other study states, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). Minnesota’s costs per claim remain among the lowest …
The doors of West Virginia volunteer fire departments will stay open thanks to a new law that will help offset their workers’ compensation costs. West Virginia Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has sign into law the “Volunteer Fire Department Workers’ …
A North Baltimore, Ohio, man has pleaded guilty to one count to workers’ compensation fraud. An investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Division (SID) found that Harold Hayne was remodeling homes and opening a hardware …
California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau governing board has decided not to make a mid-year pure premium rate filing suggesting a 40 percent increase. Instead, the WCIRB will make an informational filing to provide data on the workers’ compensation system …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is discussing a pure premium rate increase of up to 40 percent at today’s Governing Committee meeting, according to industry reports. The WCIRB Actuarial Committee met on April 1 to review insurer …
Medical costs per claim in Texas rose 8 percent in 2008, after a period of declining costs following reforms enacted in 2001 and 2005, and increased payor focus on managing medical care, according to a study by the Workers Compensation …
Two federal prosecutors are investigating possible workers’ compensation abuses at Illinois government agencies after disclosures of millions of dollars in payouts and questionable practices by arbitrators. The Associated Press obtained five subpoenas from U.S. attorneys in the central and southern …
Starr Aviation Agency, Inc., a member of Starr Cos., has developed a Small Business Unit within their Workers’ Compensation division. The focus of the Workers’ Compensation Small Business Unit is to provide an alternative to the limited number of options …
California State Compensation Insurance Fund has announced that it ended 2010 with $1.1 billion in new premium earned, and $171 million in net income. The company’s online annual report shows that State Fund’s 2010 net income of $171 million was …
Missouri legislators are considering two workers’ compensation bills to address whether an employee is liable when an employee is injured on the job SB 8 would restrict co-employee liability in workers’ compensation cases, holding employers liable, irrespective of negligence, for …
