Deadly incidents in Washington and California are drawing attention to chemical storage inspections, emergency planning, and the risks tied to aging industrial tanks. Regulators and safety experts say maintenance failures can quickly escalate into major claims events.
Georgia regulators say businesses may have received fraudulent workers’ compensation certificates and believed they had valid coverage when they did not.
The U.S. property and casualty market recorded its strongest underwriting result in more than a decade in 2025, but adjusters still face elevated catastrophe exposure, litigation pressure and rising replacement costs.
New York lawmakers are trying to reopen workers’ compensation access for National Guard members who served at Ground Zero but were excluded from prior 9/11 responder coverage.
High-performing women in insurance claims are driving results but not gaining authority. New research shows the issue is visibility and structural bias, not ambition.
Federal officials allege a construction company fired a worker two days after he reported severe burns from scalding water in a pressurized pipe. The lawsuit seeks reinstatement, back pay, damages, and punitive damages.
Declining auto claims and reserve releases point to softer pricing in 2026, while liability lines continue to face reserve pressure and social inflation challenges.
A Florida appeals court ruled that workers’ compensation carriers are not required to pay for out-of-state travel that is not medically necessary, even when a catastrophic injury claimant argues the trip would improve mental health.
California investigators say two Southern California towing company owners underreported payroll and paid workers off the books, leading to nearly $5.9 million in lost workers’ compensation premiums. The case also triggered a payroll tax evasion investigation.
New survey data shows carriers recalibrating underwriting, fraud detection and workforce strategy as social inflation, AI-generated fraud and catastrophe losses intensify.
Federal inspections continue while state heat standards tighten. Claims data shows accident rates rise sharply above 90 degrees (F), raising exposure for high-risk industries.
