The crooks are back. It’s no surprise in California that after every reform there are those who figure out how to screw the system. Despite several years of workers’ comp …
California’s workers’ comp insurance carriers’ combined ratios continued deteriorating in the 2011 calendar year, increasing another five points to 122%, while the industry’s total loss adjustment expenses increased 26% from …
New workers’ comp legislation is flooding the Capitol with everything from acupuncturists and audiologists to State Fund governance and supplemental job displacement benefits. True to form, some of the bills …
In spite of claims of transparency, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California continues to refuse to make public a copy of the “informational” rate filing calling for an …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB), Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ statutorily created statistical agent, is refusing to release any information on the search for a replacement for …
Public-sector employers in California saw their future workers’ comp liabilities climb last year to an estimated $6.4 billion — a 3.8% increase that hides an even higher medical inflation rate. …
A multistate investigation into allegations that American International Group Inc. and its workers’ comp subsidiaries routinely underreported its workers’ comp premiums over a 20-year period could send millions in premium …
Outgoing Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner chalked up some major victories in his fight to hold workers’ comp insurance carriers and their representatives accountable. During his four-year tenure he stood fast …