California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2009 DWC Audit Unit annual report and the ethics advisory committee’s annual report on its Web site. The Audit Unit annual report provides information on how claims administrators audited by the …
Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Wisconsin shifted from being lower than other study states to being typical, according to a new study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, CompScope Medical Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 9th Edition, …
The Connecticut Insurance Department has fined Safeco Cos. $434,000 following a market conduct exam of the five subsidiaries for the insurer. The fines are for violations that include improper cancellations, improper rating and using unlicensed agents and adjusters among others. …
The U.S. Geological Survey recently reported a late-night earthquake in central Oklahoma, but it doesn’t appear to have woken anyone up. The quake hit around 9:30 p.m. on July 21 northeast of Oklahoma City near Chandler. Local police and Lincoln …
Oklahoma can’t pursue monetary damages in its environmental lawsuit against a dozen Arkansas poultry companies because it didn’t name the Cherokee Nation as a plaintiff, a federal judge ruled in a major blow to the state. Oklahoma had hoped to …
A New Jersey nonprofit that hires workers to teach in foreign countries is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for those employees, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The decision — which reverses a ruling of a lower, …
Allstate Insurance will close its Mississippi phone-claims center by Oct. 30, eliminating 63 local jobs. The claims center in Ridgeland has been in operation for about 30 years. Allstate spokesman Mike Siemienas says 33 positions will be moved centers in …
A major California lettuce grower has recalled about 22,000 cartons of romaine lettuce over concerns that the product may be tainted with salmonella. Tanimura & Antle Inc. of Salinas issued the voluntary recall Wednesday for cartons of bulk or wrapped …
Authorities have arrested a Mesa, Ariz., man who’s accused of forging checks and running up charges on a dead woman’s credit card. Mesa police say 37-year-old David J. Simon was arrested on suspicion of theft, forgery and identity theft in …
Just hang up. That’s the message of a new Florida public education campaign aimed at stopping people from talking on a cell phone or texting while driving. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will begin its “Stay …