Firefighter Dies From Blaze At New York Movie Set

A firefighter was killed battling a five-alarm blaze late Thursday night in Harlem. FDNY officials identified the firefighter as 37-year-old Michael R. Davidson, a 15-year department veteran.
March 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation New York

Fire, Explosions Demolish Texas Chemical Plant

A blaze has erupted at a Texas chemical plant along with a series of powerful blasts. One person is missing following the incident and believed to be buried under the wreckage.
March 16, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Workers' Compensation Texas

Coast Guard Unable To Locate Sunken Tugboat, Missing Crew Members

Following 43 hours of scouring the Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for two men missing from a tugboat that capsized near Chalmette, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday night (March 13).
March 14, 2018 Marine Workers' Compensation Louisiana

Intense Fire Tears Through Construction Site In Denver, Melts Vehicles

A three-alarm fire raced through an apartment construction site in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday, killing one person and forcing panicked construction workers to jump from the second and third floors to escape the flames.
March 8, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Workers' Compensation Colorado

Former Hospital Employee Guilty Of $26K Workers’ Comp Scam

A former Ventura hospital worker was ordered Thursday to pay more than $26,000 in restitution and sentenced to 60 days in jail for workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
March 7, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation California

Shop Owner’s Wife Crashes Customer’s Mercedes Joy Riding; They Claim Workers' Compensation

The owner of a Nanuet window tinting business and his employee-wife face felony charges of ripping off the state workers compensation system by falsely reporting a car accident while on the job, authorities said Friday.
February 26, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Workers’ Comp Fraud: Massachusetts Trolley Operator Paid Pal To Attack Him

An MBTA trolley operator was indicted on charges that he hired an acquaintance to attack him on the job so he could fraudulently collect workers’ compensation.
February 23, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation Massachusetts

Opioid Alternatives For Pain Management In Workers’ Compensation Cases

From high praise to a spiraling crash, opioid-based pain medications are out of favor. Once thought to be the solution to chronic pain, opioids opened the door to an even bigger and scarier addiction epidemic — one that menaces the workers’ comp industry and the population in general.
February 22, 2018 Risk Management Workers' Compensation

Insurance Coverage For The Big Screen

The movie industry is buzzing with excitement and speculation ahead of the 90th Oscars Academy Awards ceremony taking place on March 04. Will The Shape of Water rule the roost, or will Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri continue its winning streak after swooping five accolades at The BAFTAs?
February 21, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Workers' Compensation

Workers’ Comp Insurers Slow To Adopt Technology

‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is a mindset that’s potentially limiting growth in the US workers’ compensation insurance industry.
February 20, 2018 Risk Management Technology Workers' Compensation

Former Cop Sentenced For Shooting Himself To Claim Workers’ Compensation

Bryan Eubanks a former Newcomerstown Police Officer was sentenced Monday on felony charges for reporting he had been shot while on duty last April.
February 14, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation Ohio

Three Injured In Explosion During Gas Transfer At Mesa, Arizona Airport

Authorities say three people were injured, including one seriously, in an explosion as workers transferred compressed natural gas at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa.
February 7, 2018 Workers' Compensation Arizona

Two Workers Killed In Crane Accident At Manufacturing Plant

Two men are dead, another man is in critical condition and two others suffered minor injuries after an outdoor crane accident at the Manitowoc Crane Manufacturing Plant Friday morning.
February 7, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Insurtech Startup, Insurer Team Up To Reduce Injury Claims With Wearables

Argo Insurance is planning to launch a new pilot program with insurtech startup Kinetic, a maker of wearable devices, aimed at preventing back injuries and corresponding injury claims from its restaurant, supermarket and retail clients.
February 6, 2018 Risk Management Technology Workers' Compensation

Five Missing In Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Gas Well Explosion

Five people were missing after an explosion and fire at a gas well in Pittsburg County, according to Emergency Manager Kevin Enloe. The explosion took place a little before 9 a.m., sending flames shooting 50 feet in the air.
January 22, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation Oklahoma
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