Chemical Board Still Probing Tennessee Nitriding Plant Blast That Killed Worker September 27, 2024 Federal safety officials said that almost four months after a fatal explosion at a steel-hardening facility in Tennessee, teams are...
Kentucky Sheriff Charged With Shooting of Judge Inside Courthouse September 20, 2024 A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday...
Pinnacol’s EverPeak Workers’ Comp Coverage Expands Into South Carolina September 12, 2024 EverPeak Insurance, a workers’ compensation insurer that specializes in hard-to-place industries and small businesses, has recently expanded into South Carolina....
‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged With Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums From Clients September 10, 2024 A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges...
Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia September 9, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim...
NCCI Calls For Tiny Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease for Florida After New Doctor Fees September 4, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Annual workers’ compensation rate cuts in the double digits have become routine in almost every U.S. state in recent years....
Two Workers Killed in Tire Explosion at Georgia Airliner Maintenance Facility August 28, 2024 Two workers were killed and a third was injured when an airplane tire apparently exploded at a Delta Air Lines...
FCBI, a Florida Workers’ Comp Fund, Acquires MidSouth Mutual in Tennessee August 26, 2024 FCBI, a self-insurance fund founded 45 years ago to provide workers’ compensation plans to Florida citrus growers, is expanding well...
Cyber Risk: West Virginia OIC Plans to Dispose of Older Workers’ Comp Files August 22, 2024 The West Virginia insurance commissioner’s office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers’ compensation claim files...
Medicare Recovery Actions Can’t be Made by Uninjured Parties, Appeals Court Says August 21, 2024 By William Rabb Litigation that seeks to win Medicare reimbursements from insurance companies has become a huge business over the last decade, making...