Texas DOI Approves 11 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp Claims

Under Texas law, certain large, private companies can self-insure for workers’ compensation claims, while retaining the protection of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act for the company and for its employees. To qualify, 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 received self-insurance certificates:

• Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc, Kansas City, KS
• Bradford Holding Company, Inc., Corpus Christi
• E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE
• The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, OH
• Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO
• FedEx Freight, Inc., Harrison, AR
• International Paper Company, Memphis, TN
• Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI
• James Construction Group, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Portland, OR
• The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH

Source: Texas Department of Insurance