Division Reports $4 Million Assessment for Second Injury Fund

The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation reported Wednesday that the state insurance commissioner has ordered a $4 million assessment on insurers and self-insured employers to meet the liabilities of the Second Injury Fund.Payments of the assessment amounts are due by Sept. 30, the commission said. Notices of the assessment were mailed out by the Insurance Commissioner’s Office on Aug. 25.Iowa Association of Business and Industry lobbyist John Gilliland said Wednesday he had not yet received notice of the assessment, but noted that “we have seen assessments before” fo...