Safety and Workers' Compensation Management 2009 Archive

December 10, 2009 OMA’s Davis Testifies to Protect Rate Reform
December 03, 2009 OMA Seeks to Educate Audiences about BWC Rate Reform
November 19, 2009 Senate Votes to Study Private Workers’ Comp Insurance
November 18, 2009 BWC Board Hears First Reading of Large Deductible Program Rules
November 17, 2009 BWC has Marketing Requirements for Workers’ Compensation Group Rating Proposals
October 30, 2009 BWC Board Approves Contested Rate Reforms
October 21, 2009 What Should Determine Workers’ Comp Rates? Politics or Actuaries
October 16, 2009 Get BWC News from the Source
October 16, 2009 What is OSHA Up To?
October 14, 2009 BWC Administrator Outlines Statutory Change Recommendations
September 30, 2009 BWC Plans to Begin Reserving Medical Claims
September 30, 2009 BWC Studies its Drug Free Workplace Program
September 30, 2009 New Workers’ Compensation Products Coming for 2010
September 23, 2009 How a 65% Group-Rating Discount Becomes 51%
September 18, 2009 BWC Releases Draft “Breakeven Factor” Table
September 11, 2009 Rate Reform will Effect BWC Group-Rating Program . . . Again
August 27, 2009 BWC Administrator Describes Risks
August 26, 2009 Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Payroll Reporting Deadline is August 31
August 14, 2009 BWC Holds Kaizen on New Application Process
July 29, 2009 Self-Insured Guaranty Fund Contingency Plan
July 10, 2009 BWC Seeks to Align Claim Settlement Practices to Industry Best Practices
July 10, 2009 Self Insurance Fund Unharmed
July 08, 2009 New BWC Role: Safety Training Mandatory
July 01, 2009 Governor Strickland Signs BWC Budget Bill … with Four Vetoes
June 26, 2009 Conference Committee Acts on BWC Budget
June 16, 2009 Senate BWC Budget Amendments Overrule Actuaries
June 05, 2009 Another amendment calls for a study of opening the Ohio workers' comp market to competitive options. Action Taken to Safeguard SI Fund
June 02, 2009 BWC Names New Superintendent of the BWC/Division of Safety & Hygiene
May 29, 2009 BWC Communicates Discount Program Changes
May 14, 2009 New BWC Program Info Available on OMA Site
May 13, 2009 Grendell Seeks Competitive Workers’ Compensation Insurance Options
May 05, 2009 June 30 Deadline for BWC Drug Free Workplace Program
April 29, 2009 BWC Continues to Change Up Product Offerings; names a Director of Product Development
April 24, 2009 BWC Deadline for Group-Rating is Today
April 16, 2009 BWC Closer to Launching Group-Retrospective Rating Product
April 02, 2009 $2M BWC Study Released
April 02, 2009 100,000 Companies, 20 Business Days
March 27, 2009 BWC Posts Enrollment Forms for New Deductible Program
March 27, 2009 BWC Rate Reforms: In Its Own Words
March 20, 2009 BWC “Rate Reform” That Isn’t
February 27, 2009 BWC Calls for Manufacturing Safety Experts
February 27, 2009 BWC Not Done Adjusting Rates and Programs for July Plan Year
February 27, 2009 Recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision changes the effective date of the provisions of SB7
February 25, 2009 BWC Rolls Out Deductible Program for 2009 Plan Year
February 25, 2009 BWC to Hold Saturday Call Center Hours to Assist Employers Paying Premium
February 20, 2009 BWC Board Hears Rate Reform Proposal
February 20, 2009 BWC Budget on Fast Track
February 11, 2009 BWC Works on Rates and Group-Rating Program Changes
February 11, 2009 The OMA group-rating enrollment deadline is April 17, 2009
February 06, 2009 BWC Safety Congress Offers April 2 Manufacturing Track
January 30, 2009 BWC Hopes to Cut Base Rates by 30 Percent
January 30, 2009 BWC Safety Education Opportunities
January 23, 2009 BWC Board Creates Big Wrinkle in Group-Rating
January 15, 2009 BWC Forms Self-Insured Guaranty Fund Work Group
January 14, 2009 Ohio Legislature Amends Statute to Allow Group Rating to Continue
January 13, 2009 S.B. 334 Passed to Assist Ohio Employers Dealing with Out-Of-State Worker's Comp
January 07, 2009 Governor Signs Bill that Saves Group Rating
January 05, 2009 BWC Extends Deadline for Some Premium Payments