EMPLOYERS(SM) Aligns With E-chx to Make Workers' Compensation Insurance More Convenient for California's Small Businesses.
RENO, Nev., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMPLOYERS(sm) has joined in partnership with the payroll outsourcing company E-chx, Inc., together with the Granite Professional Insurance Agency on the new E-COMP(sm) program. Granite will serve as the exclusive agent for the program, which is designed to allow small businesses in California...

GAB Robins Names Paula Woolworth Senior Vice President of Account Management and MedInsights.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- GAB Robins North America, Inc., a leader in providing global risk management services, today announced that it has named Paula Woolworth Senior Vice President of Account Management and MedInsights. "With a strong client-side, risk management background, Paula will continue to raise...

Little sugarcoating needed for these pills: workers' comp drug costs appear lower to leading insurer, Hartford study reports.
The latest survey on the top-25 drugs used in workers' compensation claims showed that the overall price of pharmaceuticals in 2005 went down. The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., a national provider of workers' comp insurance, based the research on data from its clients. This was the first drop...

Death certificates.
In any legal proceeding that involves the death of an individual, regardless of whether or not it is a health care liability claim, the importance of the information documented on the decedent's death certificate cannot be overstated. For this reason, completion and execution of these documents should not be...

Waiting out(side) firehouse fixes.
Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Fire Capt. Bart McCool says crews at the city's Thurston firehouse aren't looking forward to spending a second straight winter living and working out of portable trailers set up behind the mold-contaminated station. "We're tired of this," he...

Protegrity Services, Inc. Expands Workcompnow.com(TM); Internet-Based Tool Now Available In Thirteen States.
LONGWOOD, Fla., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Protegrity Services, Inc. (Protegrity), a leading insurance products and services company, announced today the continuing expansion of its Internet-based underwriting and rating service, workcompnow.com. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010403/FLTU006) Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, and Virginia join the initial launch...

Report It Launched by Protegrity Services, Inc.
Online Product Facilitates the Early Reporting of Injuries LONGWOOD, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Protegrity Services, Inc. (Protegrity), a leading insurance products and services company, announced today the launch of Report It(SM), a secure, password-protected online injury reporting product. Report It provides a...

Fraud Awareness Week August 5-11 Prompts Tips for Preventing Workers' Compensation Fraud.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As employers worry about rising workers' compensation premiums and workers worry about coverage, one industry leader notes that fraudulent workers' compensation claims are partly to blame for rate increases, and that some of the fraud can be prevented. ...

Staff Leasing Holds Second Quarter Revenues Steady While Reducing Risk Associated With Workers' Compensation.
BRADENTON, Fla., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Staff Leasing, Inc. (Nasdaq: STFF), a leading human resource solutions provider, announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Revenues remained flat at $787.0 million for the second quarter of 2001, compared to $779.8...

A growing technology, satellite-based truck fleet monitoring has been presented at vending conventions in recent years. (Staff Report).
* A growing technology, satellite-based truck fleet monitoring has been presented at vending conventions in recent years. The systems enable a fleet manager to monitor the activity of vehicles by means of a tracking module installed in the track. FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions, Inc., which has exhibited at NAMA...