Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia September 9, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim...
NCCI Calls For Tiny Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease for Florida After New Doctor Fees September 4, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Annual workers’ compensation rate cuts in the double digits have become routine in almost every U.S. state in recent years....
Two Workers Killed in Tire Explosion at Georgia Airliner Maintenance Facility August 28, 2024 Two workers were killed and a third was injured when an airplane tire apparently exploded at a Delta Air Lines...
FCBI, a Florida Workers’ Comp Fund, Acquires MidSouth Mutual in Tennessee August 26, 2024 FCBI, a self-insurance fund founded 45 years ago to provide workers’ compensation plans to Florida citrus growers, is expanding well...
Cyber Risk: West Virginia OIC Plans to Dispose of Older Workers’ Comp Files August 22, 2024 The West Virginia insurance commissioner’s office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers’ compensation claim files...
Medicare Recovery Actions Can’t be Made by Uninjured Parties, Appeals Court Says August 21, 2024 By William Rabb Litigation that seeks to win Medicare reimbursements from insurance companies has become a huge business over the last decade, making...
Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death August 20, 2024 HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor...
Client Mix-up Leads to Lawsuits, Bar Complaint Against Mississippi Comp Lawyer August 16, 2024 By William Rabb What’s in a name? Thousands of dollars, a lost job, denied insurance coverage and the possibility of a suspended law...
West Virginia Governor Touts 20th-Straight Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease August 13, 2024 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 9.1% decrease in workers’ compensation loss cost projections for the West...
Employer’s Clinic May Not be Protected by Workers’ Comp Remedy, SC Court Says August 13, 2024 By William Rabb The South Carolina Court of Appeals has signaled that employers who offer on-site health clinics may not be immune from...