While extreme heat remains a concern during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, workers' compensation experts say inexperienced seasonal employees and large-scale staffing demands may create greater claim exposure for employers.

Artificial intelligence is giving fraudsters new ways to manipulate claims, but insurers, TPAs, and defense attorneys are responding with AI-powered detection tools and traditional investigative techniques to identify suspicious evidence.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld regulators' authority to reject proposed workers' compensation rates but ruled they must clearly explain how they arrived at a 14.6% statewide rate reduction. The decision sends the 2024 and 2025 rate rulings back for further review.

Triple digit heat, wildfire conditions, severe storms, and a tropical disturbance are creating multiple exposures for insurers and claims professionals as millions of Americans face dangerous weather during the holiday week.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling found that the state's workers' compensation self-referral law does not apply to pharmacies, allowing physicians to refer injured workers to pharmacies in which they have a financial interest. The decision could fuel ongoing disputes over prescription drug costs and billing practices.

The Institutes Knowledge Group's 2026 Skills Report finds AI literacy, claims expertise, leadership, and risk management skills are becoming critical as insurance roles evolve.

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.

New data shows how AI gaps, cyber behavior, labor shortages, and employee stress are driving higher claims frequency, severity, and operational risk.

Speed gains mean little if claim decisions cannot be explained and defended. Adjusters need structured workflows, not just more tools.

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.

Early coordination, clear documentation, and informed MSA decisions help insurers reduce delays and manage Medicare reimbursement risk.