Salesperson Injured Leaving Employer Happy Hour Could Receive Workers’ Comp December 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield A traveling salesperson injured in a car accident after an employer-sponsored happy hour had to drive past the highway exit...
New York Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme December 2, 2021 A Bronx, New York, man has been indicted on grand larceny, insurance fraud and additional charges for falsely claiming he...
New Mexico Sees Lower Costs Worker’s Comp Insurance December 1, 2021 New Mexico insurance regulators are reducing a key component in rates for workers’ compensation coverage that should help employers spend...
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...