Patients on Opioids Before Knee Surgery Have Worse Pain Outcomes May 23, 2017 Six months after knee replacement surgery, pain outcomes were not as good for patients who previously took prescription opioids, according...
WannaCry Attack Could Be Opportunity for Cautious Insurance Industry: A.M. Best May 23, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson According to a rating agency A.M. Best, the the recent WannaCry ransomware attack could be a benefit to the insurance...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Pure Premium May 22, 2017 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a revised advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to $2.02 per $100 of...
California’s Comp Insurers Had 5.1% More in Direct Written Premium in 2016 May 22, 2017 California workers’ compensation insurers wrote $12.96 billion in direct written premium last year, an increase of $628 million, or 5.1...
Louisiana Getting Another $51M in Federal Flood Aid May 22, 2017 Louisiana’s getting another $51 million in federal dollars to help with recovery from last year’s floods. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy...
Ohio Bill Would Limit Access to Workers’ Comp for Workers Here Illegally May 22, 2017 The Ohio House has approved a workers’ compensation budget that blocks workers living in the country illegally who get hurt...
Ohio Steel Plant Faces $280K Fine for Safety Violations May 22, 2017 A federal safety group says it has proposed a $280,000 fine against an Ohio steel plant for violations over lead...
Cyberattack Cost Michigan Utility $2M, 14 Employees May 22, 2017 A utility company in Lansing, Mich., is still transitioning back to stability after a cyberattack temporarily disabled the company’s internal...
Texas Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban May 22, 2017 The Texas Senate on May 19 passed a measure banning texting while driving statewide. HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom...
Insurance to Pay for up to $57M in Damage to Washington Waste Treatment Plant May 22, 2017 An analysis says equipment failures caused between $49 million and $57 million of damage at the Washington’s largest sewage treatment...