Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara heard the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s case for why California’s advisory pure premium rates should increase by 7.6%. He also listened to the countervailing argument of why rates should continue their historic drop for at least another rate filing cycle. In both his comments and questions, Commissioner Lara focused on …
Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-Marin County) introduced three bills to reform operations and improve transparency at the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Two cleared a legislative hurdle and remain alive. Levine, one of three democrat challengers (and two republican and one NPP) seeking to unseat Ricardo Lara as California’s Insurance Commissioner, introduced the bills in the …
Presumptions have been part of California’s workers’ compensation system for a very very long time. The Courts have repeatedly said the foremost purpose of a presumption of industrial causation found …
This is the time of year when, in an economy like this, retailers deeply discount their merchandise to get a much-needed infusion of cash before the end of the calendar …
Bee: Poizner Stakes Claim to GOP Faithful California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is working to tie up the gubernatorial nomination. It appears his progress places him in front runner status. …
Minnesota Labor Commissioner Pushes Workers’ Comp Reform In Minnesota, workplace injuries are down, but the cost per injury is rising, and that widening gap carries perilous consequences for the state’s …
A New Computation for LAE? Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner rejected the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s methodology last year for computing loss adjustment expense projections. What parts of the data …
LONG BEACH—In a presentation that had a distinct campaign trail air to it, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner promised a roomful of employers and workers’ comp professionals that he is not only working to protect workers’ comp reforms but also to make them more effective for employers and injured workers alike. “That’s why I ordered a …