workers’ compensation News

Kentucky Sheriff Charged With Shooting of Judge Inside Courthouse

A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday inside the courthouse. Local and national News outlets reported that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested at the courthouse …

Washington Metal Fabricator Faces Felony in $340K Workers’ Comp Scam

A Washington man who claimed he was too injured to work while operating a metal fabrication shop faces a felony charge in an alleged $340,000 workers’ compensation scam. Travis Lee Johnson, 52, of Spokane Valley, pleaded not guilty recently to …

HEMIC in Hawaii Issuing $5 Million Dividend to Policyholders

Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. is giving policyholders the largest dividend in the workers’ compensation carrier’s history. The HEMIC board of directors recently announced a $5 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. The company credits HEMIC’s steady growth and policyholder …

EverPeak Insurance Launches in Arizona

EverPeak Insurance is launching operations in Arizona. EverPeak specializes in workers’ compensation coverage for small businesses and those in hard-to-place industries. EverPeak workers’ comp insurance is written on Attune, which has more than 400 class codes that enable agents to …

Pinnacol’s EverPeak Workers’ Comp Coverage Expands Into South Carolina

EverPeak Insurance, a workers’ compensation insurer that specializes in hard-to-place industries and small businesses, has recently expanded into South Carolina. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vlad Stojanovic said the move will help address the difficulties that some employers face …

SAIF in Oregon Declares $60M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders

The board of SAIF, a not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurer in Oregon, declared a $60 million dividend for their current policyholders. The funds will start being dispersed starting in October, with 51,288 policyholders receiving the dividend, which as determined based on …

Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky, died after being injured at the Mountaineer …

New Hampshire Approves 5.6% Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Decrease for 2025

The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) reports that it has approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 5.6% on average. The new lower rates will apply to voluntary market policies effective on or after …

Washington Contractor Fined for Using a Crane to Lift Workers After Elevator Breaks

A Seattle, Washington construction company is facing more than $150,000 in fines for putting workers at risk. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined Lane Construction Corporation in July for workers riding a crane lift to get …

Vocational School Owner Arraigned in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

Los Angeles area vocational school owner, Guillermo Frias, 65, of Paramount, and the school’s accounting manager, Yesid Colon, 54, of Baldwin Park, were arraigned following a California Department of Insurance investigation into allegations they submitted fraudulent claims to receive money …