A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an insurance carrier owed no coverage for a worker’s claims that he was assaulted and battered by
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that a rise in medical-only and indemnity claim volume in 2021 drove frequency for private self-insured employers to the highest
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The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a hospital worker who claimed to suffer psychological conditions after being
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Legislation that supporters say would remediate delays and denials in cases involving injuries that are presumed compensable would likely have no effect on the majority
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Written premium in 2021 didn’t recover from the shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic as expected, but officials with the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of
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The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to recover the amount of his outstanding balances from his employer as the “reasonable”
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara for a third consecutive year rejected a proposed increase to the workers’ compensation advisory pure premium rate.
Commissioner
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A federal appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance carrier’s policy did not exclude coverage for its insured’s $2.4 million settlement to a
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An Ohio appellate court denied an employer’s challenge to a jury verdict in favor of a long-time employee for her alleged injuries from her repetitive
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A New York appellate court overturned a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board that found a worker’s medical bills were not causally related to her established
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