DES MOINES, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Four nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive $25,000 from the EMC Insurance Foundation in the final phase of the 100 Ways of Giving program sponsored by EMC Insurance Companies. In total, EMC is giving away $200,000 through the program, in celebration of the company’s 100-year anniversary… [Continue Reading]
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Accident Fund Reverses Position, Awards Benefits to Joplin Tornado Hero
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has released the following statement from President Mike Britt related to their reconsideration of their decision regarding the claim of Mark Lindquist, who was injured during the tornado in Joplin Missouri… [Continue Reading]
Survey Shows Minnesota Workplace Injury Rate Near all-time Low
Minnesota – A recent survey estimates Minnesota’s workplace injury and illness rate to be near an all-time low. According to the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the state had an estimated 3.9 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) workers in 2010. This is up slightly from… [Continue Reading]
Industrial Commission of Ohio Launches Facebook Page
COLUMBUS – In an effort to reach out to its customers and open the lines of communication in an efficient and cost-effective manner, the Industrial Commission of Ohio (IC) launched its own Facebook page on October 18, 2011. “Social media outlets are extremely pertinent and influential in today’s society,” IC Chairman Karen Gillmor said. “With the launch of our Facebook page, the IC is now… [Continue Reading]
Align Hires Eldred to Head Newly Established Workers’ Comp Division
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]
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]