2nd Worker Trapped in Collapsed Kentucky Coal Structure Has Died November 6, 2023 The second of two workers trapped under a coal mine preparation plant that collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky...
Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site November 3, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct...
Toyota Doubles Investment at North Carolina EV Battery Plant November 2, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it`s...
One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse November 2, 2023 One worker was killed and another was trapped under rubble Thursday morning after a unused, 11-story coal tipple collapsed while...
Kentucky Approves 18th-straight Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs October 26, 2023 Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner has approved a 6.4% decrease in average workers’ compensation loss costs for the state, making it the...
Amazon Injuries More Widespread Than Thought, Study Says October 26, 2023 By Matt Day More than two-thirds of Amazon.com Inc. US warehouse workers surveyed by researchers reported that they took unpaid time off to...
Markets/Coverages: Atlas General Announces Workers’ Comp Program With Sompo October 19, 2023 National multi-line program administrator Atlas General Insurance Services, an RPS Company, announced the addition of a new workers’ compensation insurance...
WCRI: 6% of COVID Claimants Treated for Long COVID October 6, 2023 By Jim Sams A national study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute found that 6% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 suffered...
Are Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Getting Too Low? Roofers, Insurer Urge Freeze October 6, 2023 By William Rabb Workers’ compensation rates have shrunk to such a low level in Florida, at least for some classifications, that they are...
People Moves: One Call Makes Cutler Chief Strategy Officer October 4, 2023 One Call, a health care management firm for the workers’ compensation industry, has named Howard Cutler chief strategy and network...