Representatives of employers, organized labor, insurance companies, plaintiff’s attorneys, medical providers and defense attorneys have formed Kids’ Chance of Maine to provide scholarships to the children of workers who have been seriously injured or killed on the job. The Maine …
A northwest Louisiana coroner says a 43-year-old man has died of injuries from an industrial explosion late last month. The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office says Jonathan Hall of the DeSoto Parish town of Stonewall died early Tuesday at Ochsner LSU …
Workers’ compensation carriers can now accurately score a policy even where there is no loss history on the account, according Valen Analytics, a data analytics and predictive modeling firm for the property/casualty insurance industry. Valen has released the latest in …
Pie Insurance has begun providing workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in New Hampshire. It simultaneously announced that it has begun providing workers’ comp insurance in Mississippi, Utah and West Virginia, now offering coverage in 29 states and the District …
Pie Insurance said it has begun providing workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and West Virginia. With these additions, Pie now offers coverage in 29 states and the District of Columbia. In June, Pie Insurance …
The workers’ compensation market is on track for a fifth consecutive year of underwriting profits in 2019 despite recent weakening in market fundamentals. According to a Fitch Ratings report, the industry’s statutory combined ratio fell to 86% in 2018, and …
Workplace violence leaves chaos in its wake. Besides the psychic trauma, physical injuries and even sometimes fatalities, there are enormous financial impacts. Some are obvious, but many show up only with insightful analysis. Analysts have used statistics from workers’ compensation …
Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Company is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size, and large businesses in Missouri. With the addition of Missouri, Normandy has moved into six states since the beginning of the year. The company …
Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a specialty marine and offshore energy company and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), is partnering with Signal Mutual on a workers’ compensation program for waterfront employers based in Texas and Louisiana. Signal Mutual a …
Three workers have sued an Iowa pork processor they said fired them in retaliation for filing complaints about working conditions and talking with state health officials. Luis Aceves, Jose Moreno and Jose Magana filed three separate lawsuits last week against …
