NC Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied July 7, 2025 By William Rabb What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then...
Only Carrier or Comp Judge Can Determine Compensability, Fla. Appeals Court Says July 3, 2025 By William Rabb An employee cannot file a tort lawsuit against her employer until after it has been determined that she is not...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses; EverPeak Takes Workers Comp Product to 11 New States June 26, 2025 Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses Parametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it...
Runaway Reaction Likely Caused Fatal Explosion at Food Color Plant in Ky., Board Says June 20, 2025 Materials used in a food-coloring facility in Louisville led to a runaway chemical reaction last November, which likely caused the...
JetZero to Build $4.7B Next-Gen Plane Plant in NC With Up to 14,500 Jobs June 13, 2025 JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina,...
TN Metal-Treating Firm Failed to Learn From Previous Incidents, Safety Board Says June 4, 2025 By William Rabb A French-owned metal-treating company in Tennessee failed to utilize safety management and failed to implement lessons learned from previous incidents...
Administration Reverses Course on Planned Closure of Mine Safety Offices June 2, 2025 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety...
Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules May 29, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her...
Judge Orders Restoration of Health Program for West Virginia Coal Miners May 16, 2025 By John Raby A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded...
Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers’ Comp Claims Trends May 16, 2025 At last week's RIMS RISKWORLD conference in Chicago, experts from risk and claims administration partner Sedgwick outlined a few key...