Archive for December 2016

There were fewer workplace fatalities in California in 2015 compared with the prior year, and worker deaths are below the average rate of fatalities prior to the recession, according to a California Department of Industrial Relations issued today. The report … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted and filed an amendment to the official medical fee schedule hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section with the Secretary of State. The amended regulation institutes a payment model in which the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrea Wells Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2017 officers as follows: President: Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel. Nickel was appointed by Governor Scott Walker as Commissioner of Insurance for the state of Wisconsin on Jan. 3, 2011. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Amy O’ Connor North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday finalized a $201 million hurricane and wildfire relief package sought by Gov. Pat McCrory in a special session he called, but they’re not ready to go home just yet. Republican legislative leaders announced they’ve got … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones An executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government was thrown out Wednesday by a judge who said the governor exceeded his authority. State District Judge Todd Hernandez ruled … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A former gunpowder plant owner imprisoned over a deadly 2010 explosion in New Hampshire has agreed to surrender some money to the federal government in a separate wire fraud case in Maine. Craig Sanborn, of Maidstone, Vermont, is serving a 10- to … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Elizabeth Blosfield Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana laws in Massachusetts, Bill Downing is greeting the state’s new recreational marijuana law with a mix of satisfaction and trepidation. The voter-approved measure took effect on Thursday, making it legal for … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Elizabeth Blosfield Those in the business of selling used cars in the state of New York will need to comply with new surety bond requirements in the spring of 2017. The car dealer bond is part of the licensing criteria enforced by … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A Massachusetts company where a worker’s arm was inflated in an industrial accident has been cited by federal workplace safety regulators. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday says it’s recommending penalties of nearly $300,000 against Shield Packaging in … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal