Tagged in: Insurance

State Fund To Host Workers’ Comp Seminar Next Week In San Jose

State Compensation Insurance Fund will hold a comprehensive workers’ compensation seminar for policyholders on August 8 in San Jose. The seminar will cover the basics of workers’ compensation, provide an overview of the claims and audit processes, and educate employers about the importance of injury and illness prevention. The seminar is scheduled from 9 a.m. … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

On-The-Job Vehicle Accident Injuries Pervasive And Increasing

At-work motor vehicle accidents account for a growing share of total workers’ compensation losses and, according to a new national study, are consistently among the most severe claims. The Catch-22 insurers and reinsurers now face is that as vehicle safety measures continue to develop, more work-related fatalities are likely to be downgraded to permanent total … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

News Digest 7/23/2007

Yolo Gets $167K to Fight Fraud Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces that the county is one of the few that applied to receive a $167,000 Workers’ Compensation Insurance … Read More »

News Digest 6/28/2007

Methodology Disagreements: Bureau Audit to Start California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is feeling the heat for more than a decade of allegedly inaccurate rate forecasting. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner … Read More »

Class Action Suit Against SCIF Seeks $75M

A class action lawsuit has been filed against California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund and some of its former top executives, accusing them of “self-dealing” and for “improperly diverting” funds. The law firm of Pearson, Simon, Soter, Warshaw & Penny, LLP. in Sherman Oaks is asking the court to certify the case as a class action … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Rate Are In

The rates are in, and this year most workers’ compensation insurance carriers chose to stick close to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner’s recommendation for a 14.2 percent decrease in the pure premium rate. For those who strayed from the commissioner’s counsel, most opted for a smaller decrease.

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Mulryan Gets State Fund Back On Track

Editor’s Note: As Workers’ Comp Executive readers know, the first hints of scandal at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund were published here: first the conflict-of-interest stories about the board, then, among others, stories about political misuse of group fees. As a result of these stories, two members of the board of directors left under a … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

State Fund To Receive More Than $113K From San Diego Contractor

San Diego County Superior Court judge Fred McGuire on June 4, 2007 ordered the owner of a San Diego construction firm to pay State Compensation Insurance Fund $113,327 in restitution. Thomas Behrendt, 50, owner of Sunset Structures Inc., also received three years probation as part of his sentence for workers’ compensation insurance fraud. In addition, … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »