How Group Health Claims-Shifting Affects Workers’ Compensation: WCRI March 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care...
Arizona Court Says No Blanket Right to Travel for Injured Worker Care March 2, 2015 A court ruling says Arizona workers being treated for on-the-job injuries aren’t entitled to travel expenses if they haven’t shown...
Gaines Named Liberty Mutual National Medical Director, Commercial Insurance February 26, 2015 Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Dr. Will Gaines, MD, MPH, as national medical director of its Commercial Insurance strategic business...
1st Cayman Portfolio Insurance Company Formed by Ascension Insurance February 25, 2015 The first portfolio insurance company (PIC) has been formed in the Cayman Islands, as a direct result of new insurance...
2014 Workers’ Compensation Rates Ranked by State February 23, 2015 The median index rate for workers’ compensation insurance fell to an all-time low in 2014 to $1.85 per $100 of...
N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs February 23, 2015 By Kathleen Ronayne If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’...
Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices February 20, 2015 By James Osborne and The Dallas Morning News The drive from Ken Mercer’s home in Tennessee to the oil fields of western North Dakota takes 20 hours if...
Sagamore Insurance Expands Workers Compensation Program to 6 States February 17, 2015 Sagamore Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Baldwin & Lyons Inc., is expanding its mono-line workers’ compensation program into six new...
Minnesota Suppliers Hit by Target Canada Bankruptcy Filing February 17, 2015 The end of Target’s Canadian operations is having a financial impact on businesses in Minnesota that supplied the retailer. Target’s...
South Dakota Workplace Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured February 17, 2015 The mood in the community of Lennox, S.D., is somber and likely will remain that way for a while, as...