Mass. SJC Rules Independent Contractor Statute Doesn’t Apply in Workers’ Comp Case May 16, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled the state’s independent contractor statute does not determine whether a claimant is...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers May 14, 2018 The top 10 workers’ compensation insurers capture 46 percent of the market across the country, according to the latest figures...
California Security Company Busted for $3.2M Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud May 11, 2018 Security Code 3 Inc. owner Troy Carson, 55, of San Jose, was arrested by California Department of Insurance detectives for...
Top 10 Causes of Serious Workplace Injuries: Liberty Mutual Index May 11, 2018 The U.S. workplace is getting safer but the cost of the most serious workplace injuries is rising, according to the...
Paid Workers’ Comp Claims in Minnesota Drop by Half Over 2 Decades May 9, 2018 A recent report shows the number of paid workers’ compensation claims in Minnesota fell 54 percent relative to the number...
Court Approves Patriot National Bankruptcy, Reorganization May 9, 2018 The bankruptcy and reorganization plan filed by insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National has been approved and the transition...
California State Fund Reports Drop in Net Premiums in 2017 May 4, 2018 The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s annual report shows net premiums earned were down in to $1.3 billion in 2017...
Insurer Sees Growth in Insurance Market for Telemedicine Providers May 4, 2018 As the U.S. market for telemedicine continues to expand, so does demand for insurance coverage for these providers, according to...
Jury Awards Missouri Man $5M in Lawsuit Against BNSF May 3, 2018 A southwest Missouri man who was injured twice at the BNSF Railway Co. rail yard in Springfield has been awarded...
Texas Mutual to Distribute $280M in Dividends to Employers May 3, 2018 Texas Mutual Insurance Company, which provides workers’ compensation coverage to more than 70,000 business owners and 1.4 million employees, announced...