Louisiana Worker’ Comp Rates Are Down, but Costs per Claim Growing May 15, 2017 Workers’ compensation rates decreased statewide in Louisiana on May 1 by 9.8 percent, marking the fourth year in a row...
A Risk Pool of One: How Technology Could Make Insurance Obsolete May 15, 2017 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP Will technology make insurance obsolete?” That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive,...
Michigan Workplace Fatalities Rise in 2016 May 15, 2017 A state agency says 43 people were killed on the job in Michigan last year, and that’s the state’s highest...
Study: Expected Increase in Tornadoes Raises Risk to Mobile Homes May 15, 2017 Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential...
Virginia Tech Scientists: BP Oil Spill Caused $17.2B in Natural Resource Damage May 1, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf of...
How New Technology Is Improving Workers’ Comp May 1, 2017 By Denise Johnson New technologies are improving workers’ compensation programs in everything including communications and training, healthcare delivery, and claims, according to experts....
WCRI: North Carolina Workers’ Comp Indemnity Payments Still High, But Stable May 1, 2017 The average indemnity payment per workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina remains among the highest of 18 states studied by...
Why the Focus Should Be on Older Workers May 1, 2017 By Sharon Emek Lately there’s been plenty of talk about attracting millennials to the insurance workforce. Employers are abuzz with plans to attract...
Tennessee Reports More Than $5.1M in Restitution Paid to Consumers in 2016 May 1, 2017 The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section announces that more than $5.1 million was returned...
Southern California Couple Who Charged Police with Racism Nabbed for Fraud May 1, 2017 A Southern California couple who had filed an official complaint accusing police officers of racism has been arrested for insurance...