SWCB Posts New Trust Regs While Questions Abound

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe New York State Workers' Compensation Board (SWCB) on Wednesday posted an extensive set of proposed rules governing the group self-insured trust industry.But stakeholders warned the regulations could be eclipsed by pending legislation that would scrap the New York system, or a gubernatorial election that is likely to bring major changes to the SWCB.Kathleen Mecca Camp, president of the Group Self-Insurance Association of New York (GSIANY), said Wednesday the state's self-insurers were surprised by the board's posting of the new regulation...