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 …
An Idaho woman has been charged for insurance fraud over damage to her vehicle from a deer. Callene Zink, of Jefferson County, was charged and pled guilty to insurance fraud in violation of Idaho code 41-293(1)(c). Zink reportedly purchased an …
More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up slightly since researchers first studied the problem. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that 28% of pilots who died …
A construction company owner in Florida has been arrested for allegedly evaded paying nearly $74,000 in workers’ compensation insurance premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest …
A commercial flight from Colorado ski country to Newark, New Jersey made an unscheduled stop in Denver after several passengers became disruptive because they were seated next to someone who they thought was sick, officials said. Sunday’s diversion of the …
United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company, is continuing its focus on offering workers’ compensation insurance in Pennsylvania with the addition of Brett Roth as senior business development specialist. The announcement reflects United Heartland’s continued commitment to expand its …
The Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review has approved emergency regulations for all health carriers regulated by the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). The following new regulations, issued by Governor Larry Hogan to control the spread …
Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a national membership alliance for independent insurance agencies specialized in property and casualty insurance, has announced that two independent insurance agencies joined its New England network: Oak Tree Insurance Agency LLC, based in Shrewsbury, Mass., and …
World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Lewis-Chester Associates Inc. of Summit, N.J., on February 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1947, Lewis-Chester Associates Inc. is a full service, independent insurance agency providing insurance, benefits and …
Leading marine insurance provider Skuld announced changes to the Skuld London management team. Gregory Thomas, chief business development officer at Skuld, will on July 1 relocate from London to Norway and continue to drive the developments of Skuld’s global commercial …
