SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Align General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Align) today announced that Rod Eldred has joined the Company as Senior Vice President to lead the company’s newly established Workers Compensation Division and the expansion of Align’s commercial… [Continue Reading]
Workers' Compensation
US Secretary of Labor Releases Statement on Decline in Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2010 to a rate of 3.5 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, down from a total case rate of 3.6 in 2009. Nearly 3.1 million… [Continue Reading]
WA L&I Reports Workplace Injury Rates Show Continued Improvement
TUMWATER – Washington’s job sites were safer in 2010, continuing a trend that began nearly a decade ago, according to survey results released today by the Department of Labor & Industries. The Occupational Injury and Illness Survey for Washington State showed that… [Continue Reading]
CA DIR Implements New Regulations Increasing Oversight of Self Insurance
Sacramento — The Department of Industrial Relations’ Office of Self Insurance Plans (DIR/SIP) today implemented amended regulations that will improve oversight of self insured employers and groups (SIGs). The regulations, which were approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State, require self-insured employers, or their claims administrators… [Continue Reading]
PA Agent Charged with Pocketing $255k in Workers’ Comp Premiums
HARRISBURG – Agents from the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section have filed criminal charges against a Berks County man accused of the theft of more than $255,000 in insurance premiums…The money allegedly paid to Maurer by all four municipalities was supposed to be forwarded to Pennprime Insurance Trust, of Harrisburg, as payment for workers compensation… [Continue Reading]
CWCI Provides Run Down on 2011 California Workers’ Comp Enacted Legislation
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) has completed a review of 2011 legislation signed by Governor Brown and flagged 20 workers’ compensation related bills that were enacted this year. They include… [Continue Reading]
Effective Health Systems Updates Pharma Pre-Auth Program
Los Angeles, CA – Effective Health Systems, (www.effectivehealthsystems.com) announced that as part of its regular updating of its database system, the Pharmacy Pre-Authorization Application increased the total number of NDC codes by 13% and the number of NDC codes available for approval increased by 21%. James Schlueter, Effective Health Systems’ President, said… [Continue Reading]
FWCIGA Names EMPLOYERS’ Mark Hogle to Board of Directors
RENO, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (FWCIGA) has named Mark Hogle, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager for EMPLOYERS’ Eastern Region, to its board of directors. As part of FWCIGA’s 11-member board of directors, Hogle will serve a two-year term as a carrier representative. Board member responsibilities… [Continue Reading]
IL Governor Announces Appointments of Workers’ Comp Commissioners
CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today announced the appointments of 7 commissioners to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). Commissioners review workers’ compensation appeals, and today’s appointments relate to the package of reforms to the workers’ compensation system that Governor Quinn led through… [Continue Reading]
Ohio BWC Gets Comp Fraud Convictions in September, Worth almost $250K
Columbus – Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer today announced three individuals were convicted of defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of September. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID), which works to deter… [Continue Reading]