GL, Workers’ Comp Only Commercial Lines With Monthly Renewal Rate Increase: Ivans March 6, 2026 Month over month, premium renewal rates declined across all commercial lines of business except general liability and workers’ compensation, Ivans...
Painter Fraudulently Collected $10K in Workers’ Comp After Returning From Injury March 5, 2026 A New York man who claimed he could not work because of an ankle injury sustained in his work as...
People Moves: AEU Names Lake VP and Loss Control Director February 26, 2026 The American Equity Underwriters, one of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employees, has named Jason Lake...
OSHA Fines Alabama Utility Contractor $257,700 After Deaths of 3 Workers February 20, 2026 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week fined an Alabama utility contractor $257,700, six months after three workers...
OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant February 17, 2026 By Marc Levy A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead...
Summit Now Offers Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania and Delaware February 12, 2026 Workers’ compensation provider Summit is expanding its coverage offerings to Delaware and Pennsylvania. Summit-managed carriers Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., Bridgefield...
Tennessee Approves Smallest Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs in Years February 11, 2026 The average workers’ compensation rates for the Tennessee voluntary market should drop about 2% this year, marking the 13th straight...
Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer February 11, 2026 A Virginia public school employee must proceed with his workers’ compensation claim appeal without the evidence of a video he...
Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9 February 10, 2026 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred...
Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack February 10, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Rhode Island-based Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. has experienced a ransomware attack and is in the process of determining what information...