Quote of the day
“We shouldn’t see the numbers that we’re seeing.”
Michael DiBiase, director of the R.I. Department of Administration, which oversees workers’ compensation for the state
Flash: Deeper Industry Ties Emerge for Lara
New facts shine a bright light on embattled California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s troubles. As more details emerge the question of how long he will be able to continue in office arises. Click here for the newest revelations … Workers’ Comp Executive
Workers’ comp for Rhode Island state employees soars
Workers’ compensation cost Rhode Island taxpayers more than $30 million during the 2018-19 fiscal year, an increase of 54 percent from a decade earlier. More than 200 active state employees were out on workers’ comp in June, along with an additional 315 former employees, representing a costly and growing problem that’s alarming officials. WPRI (Providence)
Louisiana insurance commissioner faces challenger
The Louisiana insurance commissioner’s race is a competition between two Republicans: the incumbent, Jim Donelon, who’s held the job since 2006, and his opponent, Tim Temple, who says the state’s insurance climate has worsened during that tenure. Donelon says he wants to place more limits on civil litigation in order to lessen damages awarded against insurance companies. Baltimore Sun
The insurance US small businesses buy is changing
The insurance that small business owners said they bought in 2014 is different from what they said they bought in 2018, Forrester has found. What’s changed in that five-year period? Forbes
Virginia commission conducting first workers’ comp study in decades
Virginia’s Joint Legislative and Audit Commission, which evaluates government programs and analyzes state agencies on behalf of the state’s General Assembly, is conducting its first study on workers’ compensation in almost 30 years. Virginia Lawyers Weekly [may require registration]