Average Price of Washington Workers’ Comp Going up Slightly in 2022 November 30, 2021 The Washington Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average worker’s compensation premium rate for hours...
Delaware Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Decrease for Fifth Year November 30, 2021 Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced that workers’ compensation insurance rates in the state will decrease for the fifth year...
Want Wearable Tech With That Workers’ Comp Policy? Kinetic Teams With Nationwide. November 16, 2021 New York-based safety technology firm Kinetic has formed an underwriting partnership with Nationwide’s E&S/Specialty division. Acting as program manager, Kinetic...
7.7% Workers’ Comp Decrease Recommended in Missouri November 16, 2021 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is recommending a 7.7 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for...
Pinnacol in Colorado to Decrease Workers’ Comp Rates in 2022 November 15, 2021 Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado announced it will lower rates for the carrier’s 53,000-plus policyholders in Colorado by an average of...
Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax, Workers’ Comp Fraud November 4, 2021 The owner of a now-defunct Peabody, Massachusetts, construction company pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS...
Connecticut Woman Accused of Theft, Convincing Spouse He Had Alzheimer’s November 2, 2021 A Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny after police say she stole nearly $600,000 from her husband and convinced...
OSHA Seeks Input for Worker Safety Rule on Heat Hazards November 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for heat...
Report Sounds Alarm Over Workers With Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms November 1, 2021 By Jim Sams About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of...
Unlicensed California Insurance Agent Arraigned in $1.4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme October 28, 2021 Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts...