Up To 18% Of Injured Workers Not Returning To Work After One Year
Between 11% and 18% of injured workers in 15 states do not return to work within a year of their accident, a range that is in line with previous studies, according to reports released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
June 23, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
North Carolina
Virginia
Fortified Building Standards Catching On In Storm-Vulnerable Communities
Alabama officials, like state and local leaders around the country, expect disaster recovery costs to continue to grow as people live in vulnerable areas and climate change increases the frequency and intensity of natural disasters.
June 22, 2017
Property
Alabama
Louisiana
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Airlines Lawsuit: Loose Beverage Cart Caused Traumatic Brain Injury
An American Airlines passenger says that he suffered “chronic traumatic brain injury” after allegedly being struck in the head by a runaway beverage cart. Making matters worse, claims the traveler, the cabin crew was not prepared to deal with the situation.
June 19, 2017
Liability
Connecticut
North Carolina
Severe Storms Slam North Carolina
Another round of nasty weather is forecast for parts of the Northeast later Tuesday after severe storms slammed the Southeast into the early morning hours.
May 30, 2017
Property
North Carolina
Multiple Units Damaged In Raleigh Apartment Fire
Raleigh firefighters battled a fire at an apartment complex in the 9000 block of Prince George Lane on Friday. The fire started on the porch of a rear, second-floor apartment, burned down through the porch floor to the first floor, then spread from there, officials said.
May 30, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
North Carolina
Forecasters Predict Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
Forecasters say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season in 2017. Forecasters predicted 11-17 named storms, five to nine hurricanes and two to four hurricanes could be "major" with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.
May 26, 2017
Catastrophe
Property
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
5 Dead In Chain Reaction Collision Near South Carolina Border
Five people, including two children, were killed and four others were injured in a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 Tuesday afternoon. Pictures from Chopper 11 HD showed there were at least 3 tractor-trailer trucks and 3 smaller vehicles involved.
May 17, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
North Carolina
Flooding Continues To Threaten Eastern North Carolina
Flooding continues to create problems in eastern North Carolina, more than a week after heavy rains fell across much of the state. Some homes and businesses are evacuating in Kinston as the flooding is expected to be as bad as during Hurricane Fran in 1996.
May 2, 2017
Property
North Carolina
Cars Swamped By Floodwaters In Raleigh, North Carolina
People in North Carolina are paying attention to rising rivers after storms dumped several inches of rain across much of the state. Gov. Roy Cooper warned residents on Tuesday to stay wary after the state’s heaviest rainfall since last year’s Hurricane Matthew.
April 26, 2017
Auto
North Carolina
Aon Unit Pegs Economic Loss From Hurricane Matthew At $15B
Hurricane Matthew, which is estimated to have caused $150 million in economic losses in Canada alone and killed more than 600 in the Western hemisphere, set several records, Impact Forecasting LLC said in a report released Monday.
April 24, 2017
Auto
Property
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
New WCRI Studies Examine Trends In Claim Costs And Impact Of Reforms In 18 State Workers’ Compensation Systems
The claim costs and other metrics of 18 state workers’ compensation systems are analyzed in depth in a new series of studies, CompScope™ Benchmarks, 17th Edition, released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
April 19, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Car Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus
A Wake County school bus was involved in a crash along Ponderosa Service Road south of Falls of Neuse and Capital Boulevard early Wednesday. Pictures from the scene showed students being cared for by EMS workers and then loaded into ambulances.
April 13, 2017
Auto
Liability
North Carolina
Family Of Teen Who Drowned In Electrified Pool Files Suit
Instead of celebrating what would’ve been Rachel Rosoff’s 18th birthday, her family was filing a lawsuit inside Wake County Superior Court blaming Rachel’s electrocution and drowning on the alleged shoddy repair work of two Raleigh companies.
April 13, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
North Carolina
Crash Into Animal Clinic Caused By Pedal Error
Employees at a North Carolina animal hospital quickly jumped into action to help pets and customers after a client crashed into the business office.
March 28, 2017
Auto
Liability
North Carolina
