Texas Re-Certifies 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) re-certified 10 employers to self-insure workers’ compensation claims. Together, the companies employ about 15,000 people in Texas.

DWC renewed:

• Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
• E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
• The Sherwin-Williams Co.
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
• FedEx Freight Inc.
• Guardian Industries Corp.
• International Paper Co.
• James Construction Group LLC
• Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
• The Procter & Gamble Co.

To be certified to self-insure, a company must meet state requirements and have a minimum workers’ compensation insurance unmodified manual premium of $500,000.

Source: TDI