Second South Carolina Jury Deadlocks in Talc Cancer Case Retrial December 3, 2018 By Tina Bellon A second South Carolina jury failed to reach a verdict last month in the retrial of a case by a...
N.Y. Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud December 3, 2018 A New York man has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system by claiming he was...
Florida CFO: Insurers Must Step Up Hurricane Michael Response December 3, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Citing a “troubling” number of Hurricane Michael-related consumer complaints and claims denials, Florida’s top financial regulator is urging insurers to...
Pennsylvania Agencies Praise Passage of ‘Patient Brokering’ Provision in Federal Opioid Law December 3, 2018 Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the Insurance Department have commended U.S. Congress for including...
OSHA Fines Alabama Steel Firm $320K Over Safety Hazards December 3, 2018 An Alabama steel company is being fined more than $320,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over hazardous working...
Researchers: Houston’s Urbanization Partly to Blame for More Frequent and Intense Rain Events December 3, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Studies published earlier this year by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Hurricane Center showing a dramatic...
AI Enhances Highway Safety in Las Vegas December 3, 2018 Artificial intelligence is helping improve safety along a stretch of Las Vegas’ busiest highway. The Nevada Highway Patrol says a...
Tennessee Approves 19% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates November 19, 2018 Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee will decrease by nearly 20 percent next year, marking the sixth consecutive year of decreases,...
Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019 November 19, 2018 The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth...
Georgia Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael Near $700M November 19, 2018 Georgia’s insured losses from Hurricane Michael have climbed to more than $696 million, with insurers reporting approximately 68,000 claims filed...