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- Observers perplexed by U.S. inaction on terror cover; NCCI issues symposium.(Brief Article)
- ORLANDO, Fla.-The U.S. Senate's failure to adopt a proposed federal backstop for insurer losses from future terrorist attacks is frustrating many representatives of the workers compensation industry. Insurers are ``guardedly hopeful'' that there ma ORLANDO, Fla.-The U.S. Senate's failure to adopt a proposed ...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- Insurer liability broadened ; Labor Department nullifies NCCI black lung endorsement.
- Coal mine operators may want to contact their workers compensation insurers to find out what, if any, federal black lung claims the insurers may have rejected under a policy endorsement that has limited insurers' liability for more than 16 years. Coal mine...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- Texas firms settle comp dispute.
- DALLAS - Texas employers claiming they were illegally overcharged for workers compensation insurance over a five-year period have agreed to a proposed class-action settlement that calls for insurers to pay back $145 million. The deal, given preliminarDALLAS - Texas employers claiming they were illegally overcharged for...
- Research articles 1996-08-05
- Updates.(Brief Article)
- NCCI forecasts worsening workers comp combined ratios ORLANDO, Fla. -- Workers compensation insurers are facing "a pattern of accelerating deterioration" as two key combined ratios are both expected to increase several percentage points t NCCI forecasts worsening workers comp combined ratios ...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Mine premiums to rise; New black lung regs increase benefit costs.
- WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Labor's new federal black lung regulations, which greatly expand the ability of miners to obtain benefits for the disease, are being challenged in court by the National Mining Assn. and other plaintiffs, including s WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Labor's new federal black...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- 99 INSURERS, NCCI DISMISSED FROM SUIT.
- NEW YORK -- A New York trial court judge has dismissed 99 workers compensation insurers and the National Council for Compensation Insurance from an employer class-action suit that alleges overcharging by the industry. The 17 employers can only su NEW YORK --...
- Research articles 1999-08-09
- Workers comp returns below industry average: NCCI.(Brief Article)
- Excess capacity is driving competition among workers compensation insurers and keeping their average return on equity significantly lower than that of other lines of insurance or industries, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Excess capacity is driving competition among workers compensation insurers and...
- Research articles 2000-05-15
- COMP LOSSES HITTING INSURERS: BUYER'S MARKET EXPECTED TO END AS COMBINED RATIOS WORSEN.
- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Intense competition among workers compensation insurers is allowing employers to enjoy low-priced workers compensation coverage -- at least for now. However, that buyers' market is expected to end sooner rather than later, because ORLANDO, Fla. -- Intense competition among workers...
- Research articles 1999-04-19
- Comp combined ratios continue to improve.(News)(compensation)(Brief Article)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON, Fla.-Workers compensation insurers' calendar-year combined ratio for 2004 dropped to 105%, a 4-percentage-point decline from a year earlier, according to a "State of the Line'' market estimate released la Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON, Fla.-Workers...
- Research articles 2005-05-09
- 'Excellent' comp results; Workers comp insurers post best year in decades.(News)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON, Fla.-U.S. workers compensation insurers posted "excellent'' financial results for 2006, with all major measures improving significantly, according to an NCCI Holdings Inc. analysis released last week. Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON,...
- Research articles 2007-05-14
- STAKEHOLDERS' COMPETING CONCERNS AT HEART OF DEBATE.
- ORLANDO, Fla. -- The U.S. workers compensation system is facing several thorny public policy issues, say regulatory and insurance experts. However, opinions differ as to what these problems are, as well as how they should be solved, because of the ORLANDO, Fla. --...
- Research articles 1999-04-19
- Comp market sees signs of firming.(workers' compensation insurance)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Several factors, particularly an increase in business written in workers compensation residual markets, signal a firming in the workers comp marketplace. ``There is definitely a market tightening,'' especially in the residual mark NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Several factors, particularly an increase in business written...
- Research articles 2001-04-09
- Florida Insurers Seek 6.2 Percent WC Hike.(Workers' compensation.)(Statistical Data Included)
- A National Council on Compensation Insurance request for a statewide overall average 6.2 percent increase in Florida's workers' compensation rates has come under fire from employers who say the hike should not be granted until more is done to combat A National Council on Compensation...
- Research articles 1999-10-11
- States to divvy workers compensation refunds.(News)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS NEW YORK-American International Group Inc.'s $1.64 billion fraud settlement with state and federal authorities includes $343.6 million to compensate states for injury caused by the insurer's alleged underpayment of worker Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS NEW YORK-American International Group...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- For the Record.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- West Virginia lawmakers focus on med mal crisis The West Virginia Legislature convened a special session last week to address bills dealing with the state's medical malpractice insurance crisis, including one that would create dual state-admini West Virginia lawmakers ...
- Research articles 2001-11-19
- Florida reforms keep the heat on WC rates.(workers' compensation)
- Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty's move to reduce workers' compensation rates by a statewide average of S.1 percent hardly came as a surprise. After all, with the passage of reforms in 2003, the market is showing many signs of once again Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- WC Results Gloomy, But Prices On The Rise.(workers compensation insurance industry forecast)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- A gathering of workers' compensation carriers was confronted with a pile of gloomy industry statistics, tempered with the promise of a better pricing climate and possibly improved loss picture ahead for insurers. The financial picture in workers' A gathering of workers' compensation...
- Research articles 2001-04-30
- NCCI throws down gauntlet; demands $271 million from The Home for comp obligations. (National Council on Compensation Insurance; The Home Insurance Co.)
- BOCA RATON, Fla. - The National Council on Compensation Insurance is upping the stakes in its battle with The Home Insurance Co., demanding $271.6 million to meet the insurer's past and future obligations to a residual market workers compensation pool.BOCA RATON, Fla. - The National Council on...
- Research articles 1997-05-12
- Mo. pursues one-company WC pool. (workers compensation)
- A recent decision by the Missouri Supreme Court prohibiting the insurance department from implementing a "take-all-comers" plan for the workers' compensation residual market has been rendered largely irrelevant since the Travelers Ins. Co. A recent decision by the Missouri Supreme Court prohibiting the insurance...
- Research articles 1995-03-06
- Gloomy Workers' Comp Results Forecast By NCCI.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Attendees of a recent National Council on Compensation Insurance conference were told that the workers' compensation insurance industry is doing poorly with little chance of a turnaround in the near future. Most of the more than 500 workers' comp Attendees of a...
- Research articles 2000-05-08
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