Minnesota Workers’ Comp System Stable Despite COVID-19 Impact July 17, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Workers’ compensation claim rates and benefits paid in Minnesota continue to be stable or follow their long-term downward trajectories, a...
Tornadoes That Ripped Across Central U.S. Could Be Costliest Outbreak on Record December 13, 2021 By William Rabb and Elizabeth Blosfield A group of tornadoes that tore across the central U.S. on December 10 and 11 resulted in widespread damage in...
Innovation in Workers’ Compensation: Getting Ahead of Risk and Injury September 27, 2021 By Christina S. Villena, Vice President of Loss Control at The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. Workers’ compensation claims can significantly impact a...
Return to Work Delayed by Doctors Ignoring Treatment Guidelines for Back Pain: Study June 18, 2021 Medical guidelines help doctors understand the best way to treat health conditions yet many doctors do not adhere to them,...
Exploring the Jump in Mega Workers’ Compensation Claims September 19, 2018 Mega workers’ comp claims – losses exceeding $10 million – jumped in 2016, according to a new report by the...
Workers’ Compensation Insurers Face Rise in Motor Vehicle Accidents August 14, 2018 Although there has been an overall decline in workers’ compensation claims, the frequency of claims for motor vehicle accidents has...
Report: West Virginia Workers’ Comp Costs Drop, But Still Highest in U.S. October 9, 2017 By Michael Virtanen Workers’ compensation benefits and employer costs in West Virginia have dropped sharply compared to the rest of the U.S., but...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk May 11, 2017 Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the standard for employees to sue for discrimination over workers’ compensation claims....
Massachusetts Court Affirms How to Calculate Interest in Workers’ Comp Suit May 10, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) reviewing board’s decision in a case involving how...
Study Shows Growth in Virginia’s Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim December 28, 2016 Virginia’s medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time increased 26 percent for claims...