An employee working at Crystal Finishing Systems Inc.’s aluminum extrusion facility in Weston was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a puller machine while trying to unjam a piece of aluminum. The U.S. […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - For the first time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a National Emphasis Program to protect millions of workers from heat illness and injuries. Through […]

Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Financial Regulation  Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee voted to accredit the Mississippi Insurance Department  (MID) during the NAIC's Spring National Meeting, held in Kansas City, MO, on April 4‐8.   “Accreditation is a critical component to ensuring a viable system of state‐based regulation,” said  Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. “I am proud of the continued work my office is doing to develop  best practices and maintain standards that promote an efficient and effective process for  regulation of  our domestic insurance industry. In particular, David Browning and his staff in the MID Financial and  Market Regulation Division are doing exceptional work meeting standards of solvency regulation and  regulating multi‐state insurers based out of Mississippi.”   Accredited insurance departments undergo comprehensive, independent review every five years to  ensure they meet financial solvency oversight standards. All fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the  U.S. Virgin Islands are currently accredited. 

Lansing, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) - AF Group, a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated brands provide specialty and workers’ compensation insurance solutions across the United States, has entered into a definitive agreement through its subsidiary Accident […]

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted an order dated March 30, 2022, adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to […]

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has adopted title 8, California Code of Regulations section 36.7, Electronic Service of Medical-Legal Reports by Medical Evaluators effective April 12, 2022. The adoption […]

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) - Kathy Kranz, Pinnacol Assurance’s chief financial officer, has been named a 2022 Colorado Titan 100. Pinnacol is Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, serving more than 54,000 businesses in the state and […]

Sacramento, CA - Following eight years of litigation, an Orange County Superior Court judge threw out a major insurance fraud case. According to the report in the Orange County Register, all charges of involuntary manslaughter and […]