Workers' Comp

The government extends secondary payer deadline to 2011.

U.S Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y, will be a speaker at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's National Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C., the organization said.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Zenith National Insurance Corp. have entered into a merger agreement.

Agents and brokers were warned at an industry conference that workers' compensation coverage written for a business operation in one state won't protect that firm's operations in other jurisdictions.

Mattress selection is an aspect of complex medical care that few workers' compensation payers -- or providers, for that matter -- take seriously enough. Rehab mattresses provide positioning, support, comfort, and protection against wounds.

Workers' compensation reforms passed in Texas during the early and mid-part of the last decade have led to a trend of decreases and stabilization in the medical costs per claim, according to the Workers' Compensation Research Institute.

The long personal nightmare of thousands of 9/11 workers' compensation claimants may be coming to an end.

The Louisiana Department of Insurance said acting on complaints it recovered $8.2 million for consumers last year in insurer payments for claims, with over $5 million coming from the Office of Property and Casualty.