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State Fund To Hold Workplace Safety Seminar Next Week In Bakersfield

State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a comprehensive workplace safety seminar in Bakersfield on Tuesday, March 20. The seminar will cover ergonomic workplace strategies, safety basics, and Cal/OSHA’s top ten workplace safety violations. Featured speakers at the seminar include R.J. Banks, State Fund’s Senior Ergonomist; James Boretti, Certified Safety Professional and CEO/President of Boretti, Inc.; … Read More »

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Mulryan Lands On His Feet, Again

Lawrence Mulryan, the well-respected former executive director of the California Insurance Guarantee Association, has landed himself work as of-counsel for the Los Angeles office of the Lord, Bissell & Brooks law firm. Mulryan retired from CIGA a few months ago. The international law firm has worked with CIGA for more than 30 years, including all … Read More »

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News Digest 3/8/2007

Bill Proposes Drug Tests for Injured Silver State Workers Injured Nevada workers could face required drug tests to prevail in insurance disputes if an industry-backed proposal passes. The Nevada Senate … Read More »

The SCIF Conspiracy Unfolds

SCIF Trails Other State Funds in Growing Written Premium SCIF Trails Other State Funds in Growing Written Premium The majority… California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s (SCIF) continued shedding accounts and premium, causing… state funds as a whole saw their written premium increase last year while SCIF’s tumbled another July 24, 2012 State Fund Rolls Out … Read More »

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Ciga Collects On Superior National’s Surety Bonds

Three surety bond insurers for the now-defunct Superior National Insurance Co. have agreed to pay the California Insurance Guarantee Association $32 million in an out-of- court settlement. CIGA is also expecting contributions of up to $270 million from estate liquidators in California and Pennsylvania, but that’s not money in the bank just yet. CIGA is … Read More »

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News Digest 2/22/2007

Mountain State Small Businesses Decry Rate Boost About 13,000 West Virginia employers face increases in their workers’ compensation insurance premiums over the next year, a development that is not popular … Read More »

News Digest 2/15/2007

Judge Makes Example Out of Houston Crane Boss A Houston executive of United Crane Inc. bilked Austin-based Texas Mutual Insurance Co. out of millions of dollars in workers’ compensation premiums … Read More »

News Digest 2/8/2007

Industry Pushes for Permanent Terrorism Backstop The Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act sunsets at the end of this year, which could leave the workers’ comp industry exposed to possible collapse … Read More »