Feb 1

Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted two of its experienced professionals to managerial positions. Brent Toups is the new agency relations manager, and Karen …

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LWCC Promotes Mouton and Toups to Manager Positions

Jan 28

Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota are among the lowest of 15 states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The …

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Workers’ Comp Costs per Claim in Minnesota Lower than Most States

Jan 28

Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas were stable in 2007, following several years of dramatic decreases, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research …

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Texas Workers’ Comp Medical Costs per Claim Stabilized

Jan 25

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is expanding a deductible program put in place last year.

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Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Adds Options to Deductible Program

Jan 15

The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively …

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Economic Downturn Forces Cuts in Workers’ Comp Insurance System

Jan 11

Jeffrey R. Fenster has been appointed executive director of the New York Workers' Compensation Board. Prior to joining the board, Fenster served as a litigation associate with the New York law …

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Fenster Named Director of New York Workers’ Comp Board

Jan 8

Baton Rouge, La.-based LUBA Workers' Comp policyholders fell more than 4 percent in 2009 compared with 2008. The company said several of the top categories of accidents dropped as well. Slips, …

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Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Says Claims Fell 4% in 2009

Jan 6

The fight against fraud in the workers’ compensation system brought in $128 million to Washington last year, according to a new report from the state Department of Labor & Industries …

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Washington Saves $128 Million By Fighting Fraud

Dec 23

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation has set the interest and discount rate for the first quarter of 2010 at 3.85 percent. The rate, effective from Jan

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Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Interest and Discount Rate at 3.85%

Dec 4

The severity of injury and level of impairment — not the workers' legal fees — have the most effect on payout for workers' compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at …

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Injury Severity, Not Legal Fees, Drives Workers’ Comp Costs in Illinois

Dec 2

A new study of the workers' compensation benefits in Oregon and New Mexico has found that as the benefits have increased, so have claims durations. The National Council on Compensation Insurance …

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Study: Workers’ Comp Claim Duration Increases as Benefits Go Up

Dec 2

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 13 companies to self-insure for workers’ …

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Texas Approves 13 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

Dec 2

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 13 companies to self-insure for workers’ …

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Texas Approves 13 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

Nov 20

A new survey finds Wisconsinites pay more for health insurance than the rest of the country and the cost is rising at a faster rate. The consulting firm Mercer finds employers and their workers in …

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Survey: Health Insurance Costs 22% More in Wisconsin

Nov 10

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has rejected for the second time this year an insurance industry request for a large increase in the workers' compensation benchmark premium …

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California’s Poizner Rejects Workers’ Comp Increase Request, Again

Nov 4

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation has set the adjusted annual payroll requirement for the coverage of seasonal workers at $49,127. The TDI-DWI said the …

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2010 Agricultural Payroll Amount for Texas Workers’ Comp Set at $49K

Nov 3

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has lowered the discount available to employers who participate in a group-rating system. Beginning July 1, 2010, the maximum available discount for …

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Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Lowers Group Discount Rate

Oct 30

California's Department of Industrial Relations has proposed an update to regulations for the Workers' Compensation Information System.

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California to Update Workers Compensation Regulations

Oct 7

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is indicating that he may not support the state Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's (WCIRB) request to increase the Workers Compensation …

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California Commissioner Questions Workers’ Comp Increase

Oct 1

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group has published an annual report card on the performance of Workers' Compensation Health Care Networks as …

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Texas Publishes 3rd Annual Workers’ Comp Network Report Card

Sep 29

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation has set the rate for any interest or discount provided for in state workers' comp statutes at 3.88 percent for the period …

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Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Discount, Interest Rate for 4th Quarter

Sep 28

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Ohio Lowers Workers’ Comp Premiums for Public Employers

Sep 18

The owner of a Long Island carpentry business has been charged with fraud for failing to disclose over $900,000 in sales to his workers' comp insurer – a move which lowered his insurance premiums …

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New York Carpenter Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Sep 9

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has re-appointed Jack D

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Atterberry Re-Appointed to Missouri Workers’ Comp Review Board

Sep 2

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors recently marked its two-year anniversary and detailed significant progress made in the past 24 months. The board was created …

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Ohio Work Comp Agency Cites Successes, Including Rate Stabilization

Aug 31

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation has posted on its Web site the 2009 Performance-Based Oversight (PBO) Results for workers' compensation insurance carriers and …

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Texas Releases Performance Results for Workers’ Comp Carriers

Aug 27

New York-based AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. has agreed to acquire CyberComp, the workers' compensation business unit of Swiss Re, in a renewal rights transaction. Serving the workers' …

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AmTrust to Buy Workers’ Compensation Unit CyberComp from Swiss Re

Aug 7

Colorado's Division of Insurance announced it will be holding a public hearing on Sept. 17, 2009, to discuss the workers compensation loss cost filing submitted by the National Council on …

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Colorado To Hold Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Hearing

Jul 29

Medical costs for workers' compensation claims in Pennsylvania are typical of those in other states but rising, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). In a new study, …

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Study: Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Claim Costs Rising

Jul 23

Utah's Workers' Compensation Fund has launched a Hispanic/Latino outreach program to help reduce workplace accidents. According to the WCF, a USA Today report released earlier this week states …

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Utah Says More Hispanic/Latino Worker Safety Outreach Needed

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