Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Digital Workers’ Compensation Provider Pie Insurance Enters 4 Additional States
Jul 17 2019 // Pie Insurance said it has begun providing workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and West Virginia. With these additions, Pie now offers coverage in 29 states and the...
Workers’ Comp Underwriting Looks Strong for 2019 But Rates Are Dropping: Fitch
Jul 16 2019 // The workers’ compensation market is on track for a fifth consecutive year of underwriting profits in 2019 despite recent weakening in market fundamentals. According to a Fitch Ratings report, the industry’s...
Wisconsin Bureau Proposes 8.8% Drop in Workers’ Comp Rates
Jul 15 2019 // Wisconsin insurance officials will soon consider a proposal to lower insurance rates for workers’ compensation in the state. The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau has proposed decreasing workers’...
Texas Law Targets Surprise Medical Bills in Workers’ Comp
Jul 15 2019 // Texas lawmakers in the recent legislative session passed a bill addressing surprise medical bills injured employees have received after being treated at federal military facilities. Senate Bill 935 requires workers’...
Georgia Court: Insurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Application
Jul 15 2019 // An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had...
Claims Industry Consolidation Continues with Sedgwick’s Purchase of York
Jul 10 2019 // Sedgwick Group announced this week that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation trend among third-party administrators. The purchase of York — which must be...
Illinois Metal Treating Facility Faces $181.6K in Fines for Workplace Hazards
Jul 9 2019 // A metal treating facility in Glendale Heights, Illinois, has been cited by federal officials for workplace safety violations and faces imposed penalties of $181,662. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
8.8% Drop in Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Proposed in Wisconsin
Jul 8 2019 // Wisconsin insurance officials will soon consider a proposal to lower insurance rates for workers’ compensation in the state. The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau has proposed decreasing workers’...
Normandy Insurance Enters Missouri With Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jul 3 2019 // Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Company is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size, and large businesses in Missouri. With the addition of Missouri,...
New Jersey Framing Contractor Cited for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
Jul 2 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Navy Contractors Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a work site in Lakewood, N.J. The company faces $84,183 in...
Trident Marine, Signal Mutual Team Up on Waterfront Workers’ Comp in Texas, Louisiana
Jul 2 2019 // Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a specialty marine and offshore energy company and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), is partnering with Signal Mutual on a workers’ compensation program for waterfront employers...
Sale of Applied Underwriters Still Under Review; Cayman Islands Insurer Likely Involved
Jul 1 2019 // It appears that the Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation unit Applied Underwriters is being sold in a large acquisition, which likely involves Cayman Islands-based United Insurance Co. A spokesman for the Applied...
Delaware Chemical Manufacturer Fined $262K for Exposing Workers to Toxic Gas
Jul 1 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Croda Inc. after a chemical release at the New Castle, Del., manufacturing plant exposed workers to ethylene oxide. The...
OSHA Fines Florida Zoo $14.5K Over Worker Injured by Rhino
Jul 1 2019 // A Florida zoo has been fined more than $14,500 after a worker was injured by a 4,000-pound (1,800-kilogram) white rhinoceros earlier this year. The Florida Times-Union reported June 25 that the U.S. Department of...
New Texas Law Addresses Surprise Medical Bills Received by Injured Workers
Jun 28 2019 // Texas lawmakers in the recent legislative session passed a bill addressing surprise medical bills injured employees have received after being treated at federal military facilities. Senate Bill 935 requires workers’...
What Passed, What Didn’t: New Florida Laws Taking Effect July 1
Jun 27 2019 // The Florida Legislature looked at and passed many pieces of legislation in the 2019 session that will impact the insurance industry. The following are summaries of what passed — and what didn’t. What Passed HB 7065...
Georgia Court: Insurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Application
Jun 27 2019 // An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Submits 2020 Regulatory Filing
Jun 26 2019 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday submitted a Jan. 1, 2020, regulatory filing to the California Insurance Commissioner. The filing contains the following proposals:...
Signal Mutual, Trident to Offer Workers’ Comp for Marine Industry in Texas & Louisiana
Jun 25 2019 // Signal Mutual, a nationwide provider of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act coverage, has partnered with Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a unit of Ryan Specialty Group to offer workers’ comp coverage...
How Workers’ Comp Helps People to Recover: NCCI CEO Commentary
Jun 24 2019 // Every year there are more than two million workplace injuries in the United States. Behind each of those claims is a firefighter, a construction worker, or a mechanic. They’re our moms, dads, sisters, brothers, and...
