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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 10, 2011
California Gov. Jerry Brown signaled support Friday for reducing the cost to state businesses of the workers’ compensation program by signing two bills approved by the industry.
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By Stephen J. Klingel |
August 22, 2011
Analysis from the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. shows that conditions in the workers’ compensation industry continue to deteriorate. The line continues to experience an ever-lengthening list of challenges, including poor underwriting results, declining (albeit more slowly) premiums, an uptick in claim frequency and an uncertain regulatory and inflationary...
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By Peter J. Biging |
April 18, 2011
Special relationships or circumstances may broaden an agent or brokers’ duty to advise. In this second article in a two-part package about agent/broker professional liability, Attorney Peter Biging examines recent relevant court rulings examining such circumstances.
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By David DePaolo |
February 14, 2011
In the wake of the passage of national health care reform, most employers—through coercion or incentive—are going to provide medical coverage. “So why have different medical delivery systems based solely on how one gets hurt or sick,” asks David DePaolo, giving one reason why workers’ compensation may be irrelevant.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 14, 2011
A majority of industry leaders at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum said they expect an improvement in personal auto and homeowners insurance profits this year, but many more — such as The Hartford's Liam E. McGee, left, — believe improvements are not coming in workers’ compensation or commercial lines....
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By Marguerite Swallow, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 1, 2010
A Modesto motel owner may be in for an extended stay in jail after allegedly committing workers' comp insurance fraud.
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By Staff Writer |
May 12, 2010
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office announced that it has arranged a deal for workers' compensation insurers to cut back their rates.
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By Staff Writer |
March 12, 2010
California's workers' compensation fund, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, reported net income for 2009 increased 91 percent over 2008 despite a combined ratio exceeding 160.
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By Staff Writer |
March 2, 2010
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office announced she will oppose an insurance industry request to raise workers' compensation premium rates by over 4 percent.
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By Daniel Hays |
January 15, 2010
State legislatures around the nation will likely not enact any major reforms to their workers' compensation laws this year, an insurer's representative predicted at an industry conference.
