Florida Comp Insurers Challenge Hospital Payment Plan. Up Next: Physician Dispensing September 22, 2022 By William Rabb A group of workers’ compensation carriers has filed a formal challenge to the state’s hospital reimbursement plan, arguing that payment...
Indiana Steelworker Dies After Industrial Accident September 20, 2022 A steelworker who was injured last week in an industrial accident at a northwest Indiana steel mill has died at...
How Fraud Probe for Florida’s Guarantee Insurance Led to Payroll, Tax Convictions September 14, 2022 By William Rabb The name Guarantee Insurance is not one that is likely to be recalled with fondness by many Floridians. The workers’...
Man Burned at Minnesota Brewery to Receive $56 Million September 12, 2022 A St. Paul man who was severely scalded by hot water while working at a local brewery is due to...
Illinois Trucking Repair Company Fined $326,000 for Workplace Hazards September 9, 2022 A 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont, Illinois to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of...
Workers’ Comp Insurance Industry Backs CompScience Technology in $6M Seed Round September 9, 2022 By Jahna Jacobson CompScience has found a way to reduce workers compensation risk and cost using artificial intelligence. Not just by the numbers,...
North Dakota Oil Rig Explosion Injures 3 September 8, 2022 Federal, state and local investigators in northwest North Dakota are looking into the cause of an oil rig explosion and...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia September 6, 2022 Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company...
Comp Insurers Object to Florida Hospital Payments Set at 2x U.S. Average August 31, 2022 By William Rabb The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation appears to be intent on pushing the ball across the goal line on a...
Behavioral Health Linked to Workers’ Comp Recovery: Study August 30, 2022 By Jahna Jacobson Psychosocial factors are strong predictors of delayed recovery and other adverse outcomes in patients with work-related injuries. A recent white...