Article 0 Comments An insurer failed to properly cancel a workers’ compensation policy because its multiple notices and other conduct were not “definite, certain, and unambiguous” as to the status of the coverage. As...
Article 0 Comments Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to spin off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance, privatizing the workers’ compensation carrier of last resort to help it make more money and plug government...
Article 0 Comments An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) upheld a...
Article 0 Comments Written premium for the first quarter of 2024 was 3% lower than the first quarter of 2023, while written premium in 2023 was slightly above 2022, according to the Workers’ Compensation...
Article 0 Comments Reported assaults on nurses jumped 5% across the United States in 2023, according to a new report, raising questions for workers’ compensation insurers and potentially adding to calls for legislation from...
Article 0 Comments Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour began Monday, when a new law kicked in giving more financial security to an historically low-paying profession...
Article 0 Comments Medical payments to treat injured workers in Texas were stable from 2016 to 2021, according to a new study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, CompScope Medical Benchmarks...
Article 0 Comments Average paid losses on California workers’ compensation lost-time claims fell immediately after legislative reforms of SB 863 took effect a decade ago, but then gradually increased up until the pandemic hit,...
Article 0 Comments New You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles! An Alabama firefighter who was shot inside his fire station will be laid to rest today, providing a small measure of closure...
