This week's assorted news briefs

Spotlight on Rating Agencies - Claire Wilkinson of Insurance Information Institute's blog posts on a public hearing to be held by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) tomorrow.

Insurance Execs Not Confident of Underwriting Profit Over Next 3 Years - results of annual survey conducted by KPMG

Obese Workers’ Comp Claims Far Exceed Slimmer Employee Costs - report on NCCI study. Full NCCI study: Reserving in the Age of Obesity (PDF)

California insurance commissioner to fight sale of part of workers' comp fund - Poizner seeking an injunction to prevent any sale of policies at $21-billion SCIF

Growing union clout - Comp Time discusses a new Chamber of Commerce report on the NLRB and unions

Governor's Highway Safety Association's Position on Distracted Driving

Some noteworthy Twitter feeds
You can find us on Twitter @workcompinsider. Here are a few more Twitter feeds we've found, both old friends and new:

@NIMHgov - National Institute of Mental Health
@hpandpsafety - Specialists in workplace safety with emphasis on maintaining OSHA compliance
@RenInsureInfo - consumer insurance info from Renaissance Alliance
@PAworkcomp - Workers' Compensation defense attorney Todd C. Hough
@hrlawyer - Employment law attorney Diane Pfadenhauer
@OccHealthSafety - Occupational Health & Safety Magazine; Carla Saavedra, Jr. Web Editor
@MargueriteTort - SVP, Public Affairs for PCI (property Casualty Insurers Assoc of America)