Texas Approves 13 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 13 companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Regulation program.

These 13 companies collectively employ approximately 21,657 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 13 companies received renewals of existing self-insurance certificates:

• AAA Cooper Transportation, Dothan, Ala.
• American Electric Power Co., Heath, Ohio
• Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Decatur, Ill.
• Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, Kan.
• E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del.
• Emerson Electric, St. Louis, Mo.
• FedEx Freight, Harrison, Ark.
• Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.
• International Paper Co., Memphis, Tenn.
• Sam Kane Beef Processors, Corpus Christi, Texas
• The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio
• Unique Staff Leasing I, Ltd., Corpus Christi, Texas
• VF Corp., Greensboro, N.C.

Source: Texas Department of Insurance, www.tdi.state.tx.us/