Salem, OR – Cannabis growers and extractors are invited to an unprecedented opportunity to learn from government and business leaders about safety and health in the cannabis industry as part of a two-day event in Bend next month. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer and Business… [Read more]
Risk Management News
Accident Fund Presents WorkSafe Award to Midwest Landscapes
Lansing, MI – Accident Fund Insurance Company of America presented a 2018 WorkSafe Award to the management and employees of Midwest Landscapes of Otsego, Minn. Accident Fund presents the award throughout the U.S. to companies who demonstrate a commitment to workplace safety excellence. Midwest Landscapes provides commercial and residential landscaping and snow removal services in… [Read more]
Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Award $180,000 in Grants to Emergency Service Organizations
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company and VFIS of Texas recently awarded a total of $180,000 to non-profit emergency service organizations across Texas through the Emergency Responder Safety, Training & Wellness Grant Program. Texas Mutual, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance and Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services of Texas (VFIS of Texas) partners… [Read more]
Builders Mutual Insurance Company Selects Insurity to Update Core Systems
Hartford, CT – Insurity, Inc. recently announced that Builders Mutual Insurance Company has selected Insurity’s platform for its digital transformation journey. Builders Mutual’s licensing of Policy Decisions, Billing Decisions, Insurance Enterprise View (IEV), SIMS Claims, and Valen Analytics’ InsureRightⓇ Platform, as well as bureau content management and reporting services, will collectively support the entire policy… [Read more]
AGC/SAIF Members Rewarded for Safety Efforts
Salem, OR – The Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter (AGC) and SAIF recently announced a $7,876,242 retrospective return for the 638 companies who participated in the AGC/SAIF group workers’ compensation program during 2016–2017. This represents a 22.2 percent return of paid premiums during the policy year. Increased construction activity and a continued shortage of qualified… [Read more]
KY Labor Cabinet Saves Employers $742,000 in June
Frankfort, KY – Last month, the Labor Cabinet conducted 20 free courtesy inspections for Kentucky employers – correcting 106 serious violations that could have affected up to 3,131 employees. This resulted in saving participating companies up to $742,000 in potential enforcement penalties. The Labor Cabinet’s Division of Occupational Safety & Health Education & Training, also… [Read more]
Talage Introduces Fully-Automated Insurance Purchase and Comparison Solution for Small Businesses
Reno, NV – Talage, a software platform that helps small business owners compare and purchase a range of commercial insurance policies, including workers’ compensation, recently announced that their operation has secured investment from key partners and will now offer expanded services to a network of small businesses and providers across the country. Described by the… [Read more]
CA WCIRB Submits January 1, 2019 Regulatory Filing
Oakland, CA – The WCIRB recently submitted to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) a January 1, 2019 Regulatory Filing that proposes changes to the Insurance Commissioner’s regulations contained in the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan–1995 (Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan), the California Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating Plan–1995 (Experience Rating Plan), and the Miscellaneous… [Read more]
NCCI Releases Insights Report on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Workers’ Compensation
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI recently released a new Insights report on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) injuries in workers compensation. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) injuries in workers compensation (WC) have recently attracted the attention of legislators and other system stakeholders. With more focus on compensating those who suffer from PTSD due to a work-related event,… [Read more]
CA Insurance Commissioner Orders Workers’ Comp Insurers to Report Federal Income Tax Savings
Sacramento, CA – Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today he has issued an order that every insurer licensed to write workers’ compensation insurance in the State of California must report their federal income tax savings annually through a rate filing in light of the new tax law. The recent revision to the Federal Tax Schedule… [Read more]