Workers' Compensation News
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Chubb Reports $1B Profit in 'Very Good' Q1 | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1225 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chubb Ltd. on Tuesday reported that its net income for the first quarter increased 149%, in what Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg called “a very good quarter.” ...Read More | |||
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Mental Health Bill Clears Legislature | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 966 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill that would allow Colorado workers to be compensated for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental impairments is heading to the desk of Gov. John Hickenlooper. ...Read More | |||
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Rate Decreases Slow in Q4, Lockton Reports | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 742 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp insurance rates fell in each quarter of 2016, and property and casualty insurance terms, and conditions, remain at “very competitive” levels, according to a new report from Lockton. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Funding Commission to Hold Meeting Today on HB 377 | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 881 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission will hold a special meeting today on House Bill 377, which grants the commission the authority to retain a consulting firm for investment advice. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud for Second Time in Four Years | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 721 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Montgomery County roofing contractor has pleaded guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud for the second time in four years, New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott says. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Will Break Down New Attorney Fee and Withdrawal Rules at Free Session | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 735 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 2 min read | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation will offer free training and a discussion on new attorney withdrawal procedures tied to changes regarding attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Workshop Will Hit Basic Issues, Such as Forklift Training and Driving | 04/27/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 704 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation will present a regional workplace safety workshop for employers and employees on May 16 at the University of North Texas in Denton. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Labor Committee to Hear Testimony on Comp Bills | 04/26/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1629 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The state Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations will hear testimony today on bills that would expand the workers’ compensation exemption for corporate officers in California and require a study of alternative ways to pay medical providers. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Files Civil Suit Against Towing Company for $105,373 in Unpaid Premiums | 04/26/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1676 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Co. of the West filed a civil complaint accusing a Northern California towing company of not paying $105,373 in workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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ARAWC Hires Firm to Lobby Congress, DOL | 04/26/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1181 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Since it was founded in 2014, the Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation has worked at the state level trying to increase the number of jurisdictions in which employers can opt out of workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
