Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the effect of price increases from earlier reforms, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The …
Cleanup efforts have begun after a barge carrying nearly a million gallons of thick, sticky oil collided with a ship in Texas’ Galveston Bay. Coast Guard Petty Officer Andy Kendrick said Sunday morning that skimmers are recovering the oil that …
A Dallas-area man has pleaded guilty to fraud in a $5 million staged traffic accident scheme since 2005. Prosecutors in Dallas say 61-year-old Leroy Nelson of DeSoto pleaded guilty to mail fraud and to engaging in illegal monetary transactions. Nelson …
Texas has appealed the federal government’s denial of disaster assistance for 15 counties slammed during a December winter ice storm. Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday appealed on behalf of Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, …
York Risk Services Group. Inc., a national provider of claims management, managed care and risk management services, announced that Francis Fey will assume the position of regional president for Texas. In this role, Fey will be responsible for managing York’s …
The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking informal comments on a draft rule outlining how a policyholder with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association may request additional time for filing a claim with TWIA. Insurance Code §2210.205 permits the commissioner to …
A South Texas town is contracting engineers to overhaul a water treatment system damaged six years ago when Hurricane Dolly slammed the community. The McAllen Monitor reports that Donna city leaders have approved using federal funds to help pay for …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has lowered the maintenance tax rate to 1.543 percent of gross premiums collected by workers’ compensation insurance carriers from Jan.1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2013. The maintenance …
Six people have been hospitalized in San Antonio, Texas, due to carbon monoxide poisoning. San Antonio Fire Department Battalion Chief Jonathan Jones told the San Antonio Express-News that three people were transported to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, on …
The chairman of the Texas House Committee Energy on Energy Resources has set up a team of lawmakers to investigate earthquakes in oil and gas regions. Chairman Jim Keffer on Thursday named three Republicans and one Democrat to the “Subcommittee …