NICB Confirms Texas Tops in Hail Damage Claims June 19, 2017 It’s no secret that Texas yearly suffers from an onslaught of all kinds of weather, particularly hailstorms. And from 2014...
MEMIC Names Bourque as President, CEO Following Leonard’s Retirement June 19, 2017 The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-based workers’ compensation specialist, has named company veteran Michael P. Bourque as its president and...
Louisiana Tightens Rules to Prevent ‘Doctor Shopping’ for Opioid Drugs June 19, 2017 Louisiana lawmakers have ordered physicians to consult a statewide prescription monitoring program before prescribing opioid drugs. The Senate approved minor...
Governor Wolf Calls for Pennsylvania to Keep Fighting Fatal Overdoses June 19, 2017 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) statistics on fatal overdoses that showed an incerease...
Texas Windstorm Insurer: Finances Sound at Start of Hurricane Season June 19, 2017 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) says it is financially sound and ready for the 2017 hurricane season after once...
Mass. Court Says Suspended Public Employee Can Receive Workers’ Comp June 19, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that an injured public employee is still eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits...
Penn. Insurance Commissioner to be Nominated for New Health, Human Services Agency June 19, 2017 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced his intention to nominate current Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to serve as the...
Research Finds New Hampshire Seacoast Roads Under Rising Sea Level Threat June 19, 2017 Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the...
Travelers’ Drone Program Is Shaping the Way Claims Reps Do Business June 5, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Travelers’ Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use...
Study: Comp Reform Led to Drop in Medical Payments Per Claim in California June 5, 2017 California’s total costs per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time have remained stable after the...