Utah Trooper Responding To Slide-offs Struck By Skidding Car
A Utah police officer who was seen in his own dashcam video flying through the air after being struck by a motorist over the weekend said he forgives the driver who injured him.
March 28, 2018
Auto
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Utah
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 Owners Wife Crashes Customers 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 aint broke, dont fix it is a mindset thats 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



