12 Companies Approved to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) approved 12 renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the DWC Self-Insurance Program.

These companies collectively employ approximately 36,678 employees in Texas.

To qualify to self-insure, a company must have a minimum workers’ compensation insurance unmodified manual premium of $500,000 and meet other requirements subject to annual review.

The following companies renewed their self-insurance certificates:

• ABF Freight System, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark.
• Baker Concrete Construction, Inc., Monroe, Ohio
• Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont
• Driver Pipeline Company Inc., Irving
• General Motors Corporation, Southfield, Mich.
• Johns Manville, Denver, Co.
• Kiewit Corporation, Omaha, Neb.
• MasTec, Inc., Coral Gables, Fla.
• MeadWestvaco Corporation, Richmond, Va.
• Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, Wa.
• Superior Energy Services, Inc., New Orleans, La.
• Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Tyler

Source: Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation