While most insurance claims are legitimate, studies indicate that 10% or more of all property/casualty insurance claims are fraudulent. In the workers’ compensation industry, combatting fraud can seem like a game of Whack-A-Mole. When certain schemes and scenarios are addressed, …
Workers’ compensation carriers’ ability to retain profitable accounts and maintain market share could be challenged due to declining rates and growing competition in the U.S., according to an A.M. Best report. Rate decreases across the United States have led to …
Two Minnesota agencies are ramping up their efforts to root out wage fraud by adding staffers to enforce a new state law that penalizes employers for exploiting their workers. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has added two lawyers to his …
The family of former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst says he has died of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in northern Minnesota. Kleinendorst suffered severe brain trauma and numerous broken bones at UPM Blandin paper plant in Grand Rapids on …
Virginia is the only state in the country whose workers’ compensation system doesn’t cover injuries sustained through repetitive work activities, like repeatedly lifting boxes over several weeks, a new state report says. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission recommended …
Pie Insurance today has expanded its workers’ comp insurance offering into New Jersey. This latest addition increases Pie’s coverage area to 32 states and the District of Columbia. Pie Insurance, co-founded by former Esurance CMO John Swigart and former Valen …
Omaha National, an Omaha, Nebraska-headquartered workers’ compensation insurance and payroll services provider serving small and midsize employers, has announced it is expanding coverage to New Jersey. New Jersey is the eighth state in which Omaha National offers coverage, following news …
Medical workers treated nearly a dozen people and firefighters evacuated a building Monday after a chemical reaction caused injuries inside a manufacturing plant. The Montgomery Fire Department said the incident happened after chemicals became mixed accidentally at Kinpak, a plastic …
Workers’ compensation claims have emerged as another yardstick for measuring the devastation of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach. The Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday that 450 city employees have filed for workers’ compensation benefits. The vast majority of the claims are …
St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National, through its annual Safety First Grant Program, has awarded three policyholders for their creative risk control solutions. The first-place grant, in the amount of $10,000, was awarded to Yale University to host a series of …
