SAP AG and Capita Insurance Services (Capita) announced that Capita, a UK provider of business support services to the insurance market, is using insurance industry-specific software from SAP to further enhance the efficiency of its service to clients. Capita is …
The media services division of the Texas Senate reported that State Sen. Todd Staples of Palestine has laid out a substitute for Senate Bill 5, the comprehensive workers’ compensation reform bill. Staples filed the substitute to address some of the …
For the fourth consecutive year, cancer is the leading cause of long-term absence from work (more than 90 days) for working-age Americans, according to claims submitted during 2004 to UnumProvident, a provider of disability income protection insurance. Rounding out the …
The Texas House of Representatives reported that on the heels of the revelation of a major security breach at data broker ChoicePoint, State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, Austin, has introduced a measure to give Texas consumers the right to know when …
A Los Angeles Police Department officer convicted last month of collecting disability benefits for on-duty injuries while working as an armed security guard at Staples Center and Dodger Stadium was sentenced this week, the District Attorney’s office announced. Deputy District …
Despite mounting reported collision rates and an assumed rise in the non-reported ones, the replacement body collision aftermarket is reportedly witnessing a decline in the number of total repair jobs. Factors that contribute to this trend are higher insurance premiums …
Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc. (CLUS), headquartered in Dallas, announced the addition of Gary Munsterman as assistant vice president and national account executive. Munsterman will be based in Denver and will have sales and client liaison responsibilities for the Western U.S. …
More motorists than ever are using cellular phones while they drive, according to the latest survey released Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2004, at any given daylight moment, an estimated 8 percent of all motorists …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing in Claremore, Okla., and proposed penalties totaling $126,000 for safety and health violations which sent 18 employees to the hospital. Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma …
The Workers Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB) has recommended to the state Division of Insurance that average rates for workers’ compensation insurance be increased by 1.0 percent effective Sept. 1, 2005. The WCRIB is the licensed rating …