States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers’ Comp Medical Costs: WCRI October 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used....
Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim: Louisiana Court October 18, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Louisiana’s high court recently nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication...
Workers’ Compensation Rates in Delaware Decrease for Third Year in a Row October 15, 2019 Delaware is set to see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third year in a row, effective...
Collapse of Hotel in New Orleans Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing October 14, 2019 By Chevel Johnson A Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday morning, leaving at...
How TRIA Would Handle Another 9/11: I.I.I. October 11, 2019 By James Lynch The Insurance Information Institute’s new white paper, “A World Without TRIA: Incalculable Risk,” shows how the market for terrorism insurance...
Massachusetts Cleaning Company Owner Sentenced for $74K Insurance Fraud October 10, 2019 The owner of a Malden, Mass.-based cleaning company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail in connection with an insurance...
Missouri Food Flavoring Manufacturer Faces $223.5K in Penalties Over Worker Fatality October 9, 2019 A Missouri-based food flavoring manufacturer is facing $223,525 in penalties after being cited by federal officials for workplace safety violations...
Restoration Firm Cited for Workplace Safety Violations at Missouri Capitol October 8, 2019 The contractor overseeing stone restoration on the Missouri state Capitol plans to appeal federal fines for workplace safety violations. The...
Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020 October 7, 2019 The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation...
Micronesians Working at Iowa Meat Plant Allege Mistreatment October 4, 2019 The island nation of Micronesia is raising concerns about how some of its citizens working at an Iowa pork processing...