Tag: injured employee insurance

Louisiana workers compensation to lower its rates

G. Turner
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon - Insurance News

This form of insurance is set to decrease by 5 percent within 2014, which will certainly be welcome. Jim Donelon, the state commissioner has now announced that Louisiana workers compensation rates will be decreasing as of May 1, 2014, by an average of 5.1 percent. The decrease was approved by the commissioner following a recommendation by the NCCI. He gave the nod to the reduced Louisiana workers compensation rates after the National Council on Compensation Insurance made its recommendation for a 5 percent reduction as a result of notably improved…

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Taxi driver disability insurance lacking among many New York fleets

G. Turner
business travel insurance

Despite the fact that the coverage is required, many companies have not been complying with that rule. According to the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, the law in the state says that taxi driver disability insurance coverage must be provided to fleets for employees who suffer injuries while off duty, or illnesses. However, many of the fleets in the state have failed to provide their workers with that coverage. The lack of taxi driver disability insurance has meant that when employees of these companies suffer from medical issues that are…

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Disability insurance reduction effort at Walmart

G. Turner
Walmart auto insurance

Following a ruling in favor of the retail giant by the Supreme Court, workers may now find coverage more challenging. Last week, at the same time that Walmart was facing a new round of criticism regarding its extremely low wages for many workers – and an effort to overcome that reputation with promotions for about 25,000 American employees along with raises in pay – the retail giant was simultaneously working to convince the Supreme Court to make it easier for the company to avoid paying disability insurance benefits. This ruling…

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Workers compensation board in Alaska moves to lower costs

G. Turner
Workers Compensation Insurance

Last week, they were seeking input from the public in order to gain ideas to reduce the rising expenses. The Alaska Workers Compensation board reached out to the public last week to help them to build ideas and receive the input of residents to be able to more effectively manage the rising costs associated with the coverage. Meetings were held by the board members in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, and Kenai. The opportunity was taken in those locations to help to gain ideas to help to stem the rising costs associated…

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Workers compensation official in Georgia steps down

georgia workers compensation

The head of the board in the state has announced that he will be resigning from his post. The state workers compensation board in Georgia has just announced that he will be stepping down from his position by the end of January 2013. This insurance news was released in the form of a letter of resignation written by the official. The letter was dated on Tuesday and stated that Rick Thompson, the lead official on the workers compensation board, would be leaving office before the start of February. This brings…

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