Coal Industry Tax Cut Threatens Miners’ Benefits Fund as Black Lung Cases Surge June 1, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and...
WCRI: Work Comp Costs per Claim High, Growing in Louisiana May 31, 2018 Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Louisiana were the highest in a recent study of 18 states conducted by...
New York Board Proposes 11.7% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates May 30, 2018 The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB), a non-governmental rate service organization, has proposed an 11.7% decrease in the...
California Commissioner: Insurers Pocketing Comp Profits, Not Passing Savings to Employers May 29, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday adopted a revised workers’ compensation insurance advisory pure premium rate by lowering the...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 3 Medical Providers for Fraud May 24, 2018 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended three more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system,...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana Since Reform Law Took Effect May 24, 2018 The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’...
California Workers’ Comp Directors and Officers Cleanup Law Takes Effect July 1 May 22, 2018 By Don Jergler A new law that enables corporate directors and officers owning at least 10 percent of a business to opt out...
WCRI Study: Illinois’ Cost per Workers’ Comp Claim Grew 1-3 Percent Annually May 22, 2018 The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois grew annually between 1 to 3 percent since 2012, according...
Missouri Employers Mutual Awards $800K in Workplace Safety Grants May 22, 2018 Workers’ compensation insurer, Missouri Employers Mutual has awarded the company’s fourth round of safety grants to Missouri businesses this month...
Arca Capital Backs Icahn in Trying to Stop AmTrust Privatization Plan May 21, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Prague-based investment firm Arca Capital said it plans to work with activist investor Carl Icahn and other minority shareholders...