How COVID Effect on Workers’ Compensation Claims Has Varied by State, Industry January 14, 2021 The percentage of COVID-19 claims among all workers’ compensation paid claims has varied greatly among states and occupations, as has...
Clifford to Lead Risk Placement Services’ Workers’ Comp Programs in Michigan January 12, 2021 Risk Placement Services (RPS), the E&S wholesale broker, managing general agency and program administrator, has appointed Joe Clifford to lead...
Body of Second Worker Recovered After Ohio Power Plant Collapse January 11, 2021 The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, his employer...
Insurer Centene to Buy Magellan for $2.2 Billion to Expand Its Mental Health Services January 6, 2021 By Rebecca Spalding and Manas Mishra Health insurer Centene Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to buy Magellan Health Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
Two Businesses, Owners Charged with Fraud Against New York State Insurance Fund January 5, 2021 Two businesses and their owners have been charged with fraud against the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Manuel Sanchez...
California State Fund Declares 10% Dividend for 2020 Policy Year January 4, 2021 State Compensation Insurance Fund in California on Monday announced plans to distribute a $39 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders...
OSHA Now Accepting 2020 Workplace Injury Submissions Through March 2 January 4, 2021 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that the agency will begin collecting calendar year 2020 workplace...
Maine High Court Finds Aquaculture Worker Covered by State Workers’ Comp January 4, 2021 An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not...
CNA Transfers $690M of Excess Workers’ Compensation Business to Enstar Subsidiary January 4, 2021 Commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp. and Enstar on Dec. 30, 2020 said they had reached an agreement to have...