The Division of Workers' Compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance has named Timothy P. Riley as the division's new deputy commissioner of compliance and investigations.
Mr. Riley most recently served as vice president of special investigations for Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance coverage.
The newly created compliance and investigations program area is responsible for monitoring compliance and investigating violations. It also is responsible for enforcement efforts, including administrative violations and criminal prosecutions through the division's embedded prosecutor unit in Travis County.
Mr. Riley previously served as a senior staff attorney with Texas Mutual, and as a staff attorney for the division's predecessor, the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission. He also has served as a deputy staff judge advocate while serving in the U.S. Army in South Korea, and as claims division chief in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Hood.
“We're excited to bring Tim on board as deputy commissioner for a critical responsibility,” said Ryan Brannan, the division's commissioner. “He brings a lot of experience to the position and will work closely with our new embedded prosecutor in Travis County. I know he will be a great asset helping investigate and enforce fraud and other violations within the workers' compensation system.”
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