2014 Workers’ Compensation Rates Ranked by State February 23, 2015 The median index rate for workers’ compensation insurance fell to an all-time low in 2014 to $1.85 per $100 of...
N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs February 23, 2015 By Kathleen Ronayne If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’...
Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices February 20, 2015 By James Osborne and The Dallas Morning News The drive from Ken Mercer’s home in Tennessee to the oil fields of western North Dakota takes 20 hours if...
Sagamore Insurance Expands Workers Compensation Program to 6 States February 17, 2015 Sagamore Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Baldwin & Lyons Inc., is expanding its mono-line workers’ compensation program into six new...
Minnesota Suppliers Hit by Target Canada Bankruptcy Filing February 17, 2015 The end of Target’s Canadian operations is having a financial impact on businesses in Minnesota that supplied the retailer. Target’s...
South Dakota Workplace Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured February 17, 2015 The mood in the community of Lennox, S.D., is somber and likely will remain that way for a while, as...
North Dakota Officials Stress Job Resiliency in Oil Industry February 17, 2015 A recent slide in oil prices is leading to fewer jobs in the western North Dakota oil patch, but officials...
Nevada Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs See Slight Decrease in 2015 February 12, 2015 Many Nevada employers will see a slight decrease in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. Insurance...
West Virginia House Clears Reform Bill for Deliberate Intent Lawsuit Protections February 12, 2015 The GOP-led West Virginia House of Delegates voted 59-38 Tuesday to scale back deliberate intent lawsuit protections. When there’s a...
Farmers Settles Suit with Radiological Firms Over Alleged Billing Fraud February 11, 2015 Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance Exchange has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving alleged billing fraud by two radiological...