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Allianz Exec Ryan to Succeed Donnell as NCCI President and CEO

The board of NCCI Holdings, Inc. elected Tracy Ryan as its new president and CEO, effective January 6, 2025. Bill Donnell, the company’s current president and CEO, is retiring in February 2025. Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI said Ryan has more …

Mississippi Worker Killed When Hot Asphalt Falls from Dump Truck

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when …

Rescuers Find Body of Final Missing Tenn. Factory Worker Swept Away by Flooding

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees killed after they …

3 Workers Dead, 4 Hurt in Collapse of Bridge Being Demolished in Mississippi

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge …

Tennessee Investigating Plastics Factory Where Helene Flooding Killed 11 Workers

A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the building, employees have said. Now, the company is likely facing liability lawsuits and heightened workers’ compensation costs after the deaths …

Chemical Board Still Probing Tennessee Nitriding Plant Blast That Killed Worker

Federal safety officials said that almost four months after a fatal explosion at a steel-hardening facility in Tennessee, teams are still trying to determine the exact cause of the incident. One worker was killed in the explosion at the Techniques …

Kentucky Sheriff Charged With Shooting of Judge Inside Courthouse

A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday inside the courthouse. Local and national News outlets reported that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested at the courthouse …

Pinnacol’s EverPeak Workers’ Comp Coverage Expands Into South Carolina

EverPeak Insurance, a workers’ compensation insurer that specializes in hard-to-place industries and small businesses, has recently expanded into South Carolina. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vlad Stojanovic said the move will help address the difficulties that some employers face …

‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged With Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums From Clients

A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Emmanuel Torres Cruz, 34, was arrested …

Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky, died after being injured at the Mountaineer …