Workers’ Comp Insurers Unfazed by TRIA Failure For Now But Expect Quick Fix January 4, 2015 By Denise Johnson and Young Ha The expectation that the new Congress that convenes this week will act quickly to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act...
Initial Unemployment Claims Rise in Louisiana January 2, 2015 The state labor department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Dec. 20 increased to...
Delaware Regulator Schedules Workers’ Comp Rate Hearing January 2, 2015 Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that the state’s Department of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing for Jan....
Most Popular Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2014 December 31, 2014 Fraud, higher homeowners rates, fracking, and electronic traffic tickets are topics that drove readers to the following stories on InsuranceJournal.com...
Most Popular Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2014 December 31, 2014 The most popular InsuranceJournal.com news stories in the Midwest ranged from groundbreaking lawsuits to research into making people safer from...
New Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Rules Take Effect In Michigan December 30, 2014 By Corey Williams Changes in how doctors are paid for treating some injured employees covered by workers’ compensation are expected to address the...
Oregon Business Paying For Lack of Insurance December 29, 2014 A garbage collection business that serves the Eastern Oregon community of Pilot Rock has been ordered to pay the state...
Missouri Company Cited in Death of Teen Worker December 24, 2014 A southeast Missouri construction company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 13 serious safety violations...
Terre Haute, Indiana, Area Had Nation’s 2nd-Biggest Construction Job Gain December 23, 2014 The city of Terre Haute and surrounding areas of western Indiana had the nation’s second-highest percentage gain in construction jobs...
Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs December 23, 2014 By Kathleen Ronayne A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in...