Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays From 2010 to 2019 Examined
Nov 10 2020 // A new study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows the steep drop in the number of inpatient hospitalizations involving injured workers in the state over the past decade was largely due to the...
CWCI: California Workers’ Comp Virus Claim Count Tops 50,000
Nov 10 2020 // There have been 50,592 COVID-19 claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) so far this year – including 282 death claims, according to latest tally by the California Workers’...
Florida Regulator Calls for Further Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Nov 10 2020 // Florida’s insurance regulator has called for a further decrease to proposed workers’ compensation insurance rates in response to a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). In an order...
Reduced Driving Turns Into Fewer Injuries and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nov 10 2020 // The COVID-19 pandemic comes with one bright spot for workers’ compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle accidents. A research brief issued by the National Council on Compensation...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues
Nov 9 2020 // Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face challenges related to virus-related insurance losses and premium volume...
Former Subway Conductor Charged for Allegedly Stealing $114K from NYC Transit
Nov 6 2020 // A former New York City Transit subway conductor has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly stealing approximately $114,000 in workers’ compensation...
U.S. P/C Insurer Impairments Rise Slightly in 2019: AM Best
Nov 5 2020 // The U.S. property/casualty industry saw 13 new insurance company impairments in 2019, two more than in 2018, involving entities operating in a mix of lines of business and a variety of states, according to a new AM Best...
Connecticut Worker Injured in 50-Foot Fall from Tree
Nov 5 2020 // A worker in Connecticut suffered serious injuries Monday when he fell about 50 feet from a tree and landed on a small shed, police said. The man was up in the tree in Mystic preparing it for removal when it snapped below...
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
Nov 3 2020 // A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the Occupational...
Oregon Contractor Fined for Multiple Job Safety Violations
Nov 2 2020 // Oregon OSHA has fined a general contractor in Roseburg more than $38,000 for multiple serious job safety violations, including repeatedly failing to follow the minimum requirements to protect workers from fall hazards that...
Ex-Police Chief in Washington Turned Pinup Model Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 2 2020 // A Snohomish County, Wash., woman faces two charges of making false or misleading statements to collect more than $67,000 in workers’ compensation benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor &...
Workers’ Comp Should See Profit This Year But Maybe Not in 2021: Fitch
Nov 2 2020 // Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers’ compensation insurance market is likely to report strong profitability in 2020 thanks to savings from lower claims frequency due that are...
Ohio to Return $5B From Injured Workers Fund to Employers
Oct 30 2020 // Ohio employers will receive a record $5 billion in repayments from the state insurance fund for injured workers to help with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine and the fund’s...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Rates Drop for Fourth Year in a Row
Oct 29 2020 // Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the fourth year in a row, effective December 1, 2020. This comes as the voluntary market is seeing yet another double-digit decrease in loss costs,...
Insurers Again Battled Many California Bills, but a Fight Last Year Was Biggest Recent Victory
Oct 28 2020 // The election is nearly here, and while it’s been quite a year all around, things could have been worse for the insurance industry. When the year started, insurance industry lobbyists were facing a big battle, and not...
California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation
Oct 28 2020 // Claims adjuster, Agop Sarafian, 65, of La Crescenta, Calif., and chiropractor, Shahe Topjian, D.C. 65, of Granada Hills, Calif., were arrested on felony insurance fraud charges after allegedly conspiring to defraud...
California Closes Record for 2021 Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Filing
Oct 27 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a notice closing the record for the Jan. 1, 2021 workers’ compensation pure premium rate filing. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
How Auto Workers Are Keeping Factories Running and Masks On
Oct 27 2020 // When the coronavirus pandemic slammed the United States in March, the Detroit Three automakers shut their plants and brought their North American vehicle production to an unprecedented cold stop. Now, four months after a...
Workers’ Compensation Should See Profit This Year But Maybe Not in 2021: Fitch
Oct 27 2020 // Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers’ compensation insurance market is likely to report strong profitability in 2020 thanks to savings from lower claims frequency due that are...
W.R. Berkley Says Rate Increases Averaging 14.5% Contributed to Solid 3Q Results
Oct 26 2020 // W.R. Berkley Corp.’s 2020 third-quarter financial results landed on the strong side despite a dip in net income and more COVID-19 losses, a result the company credits to rate hikes and underwriting discipline. The...
