Meat Plant Workers Being Denied Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19: Reuters September 29, 2020 By Tom Hals and Tom Polansek Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley,...
P/C Insurance Survey: 55% Back Worker Presumption; 54% See Interrupt Cases Failing July 13, 2020 A slight majority (54%) of property /casualty insurance industry professionals think insurers will succeed in defeating legal and political attempts...
Citing 9/11 Victims Fund, Lawmakers Eye U.S. Compensation Pool For COVID-19 Workers May 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers last week unveiled a plan to compensate essential workers who fall sick or die...
Travelers, W.R. Berkley CEOs Sound Alarm Over Coronavirus Lawsuits, Workers’ Comp April 23, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane During an earnings conference call Tuesday, the leader of Travelers insurance alerted listeners to the possibility that frivolous lawsuits by...