The return-to-work (RTW) rate for employees in the Texas workers’ compensation system who received temporary income benefits (TIBs) for their injuries increased by 5% over the decade from 2007 to 2017. That’s the finding of a report recently released by …
Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in for a kiss at the end of his Uber ride last September in Lafayette, Louisiana. An Uber driver for only a few months, …
Can a press release save lives? No doubt about it. At least if it comes from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and it publicizes a serious violation of the occupational safety and health laws. The tale begins in 2009, …
The Oklahoma Senate has passed legislation that strengthens laws related to workplace safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Senate Bill 1290, the Medical Care Provider Protection Act, by Sen. Darrell Weaver, aims to stem instances violence against people who …
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to SFM Mutual Insurance Co. and its affiliates, SFM Safe Insurance Co. and SFM Select Insurance Co., collectively known as SFM …
Pie Insurance, an insurtech offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering to Alaska. The addition increases Pie’s coverage area to 34 states and the District of Columbia. Pie works directly with small business …
Pie Insurance, an insurtech offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering to Missouri. The addition increases Pie’s coverage area to 34 states and the District of Columbia. Pie works directly with small business …
The Iowa Supreme Court has dramatically reduced the compensation a paralyzed northeast Iowa man received from a jury in a lawsuit against an insurance company even while finding the company’s actions were “reprehensible.” Despite criticizing the treatment by Louisiana-based workers’ …
Deridder, La.–based workers’ compensation insurer, AMERISAFE Inc., has elected Sean Traynor to its board of directors, effective March 1. Traynor is a general partner in the Healthcare Group of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, which he joined in 1999. Traynor …
The coronavirus has not only sickened tens of thousands of people, killed several hundred, and disrupted life for millions, but has also sharply impacted the second-largest economy in the world. Many Chinese companies have suspended operations, and international companies like …
