Aon: Insured Losses Likely to Exceed $2B from March Storms, Wildfires April 17, 2017 Severe weather in March led to significant damage in the central and eastern United States, racking up more than $2...
Golden Bear Claims Manager Addresses Agency Fraud April 17, 2017 By Don Jergler Beth Ossino, claims manager at Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif., puts dealing with agency fraud high on her...
MEMIC Safety Expert on Growth of Ergonomics, Workers’ Comp April 17, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Karl Siegfried, senior vice president of Loss Control & Safety Services at Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group, recently spoke with Insurance...
Iowa GOP’s Workers’ Comp Bill Signed by Governor April 17, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Iowa Gov. Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a controversial workers’ compensation bill that reduces benefits for injured workers, notably benefits...
Owners of California Hotel Cleaning Firm Plead Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud April 17, 2017 The owners of a cleaning company serving luxury hotels in Southern California and Nevada have pleaded guilty in connection with...
BLS Report Finds Increase in New Jersey Fatal Work Injuries April 17, 2017 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in March that fatal work injuries totaled 97 in New Jersey for...
Downward Trend in Workers’ Comp Claims Continues in Minnesota April 17, 2017 The number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell 53 percent relative to the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees from 1997...
California Worker’s Comp Governing Committee Votes for Lower Mid-Year Filing April 17, 2017 The insurer and public members of the Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau Governing Committee have voted to authorize the Governing Committee...
Advising Businesses on Business Interruption Insurance April 17, 2017 By Chris Frederick With the late-winter storms that hit the Northeast this year, many businesses could have suffered a loss of revenue they...
Safety Experts Questioning St. Louis’ Boiler Standards After Blast April 17, 2017 Safety experts are questioning St. Louis’ boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed four people and injured several...