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Workers’ Compensation Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion, Reports NCCI

Oct 4 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released by the National Council on Compensation...

Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation Claims

Oct 4 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy.When workers’...

Workers’ Compensation Premiums Flat for First Six Months of 2021

Oct 4 2021 // A comparison of workers’ compensation direct premium written indicated an overall decrease of approximately 0.3% for the first six months of 2021 compared to the first six months of 2020. Fifteen of the Top 25...

3 Keys for Recruiting Quality Insurance Producers

Oct 4 2021 // Many agency owners want to hire new producers, and the good news is that there’s a flood of candidates right now looking for jobs. It seems like it’d be a win-win, but the bad news is that most agency owners I...

Arkansas Company Sued for Race Discrimination in Hiring

Sep 30 2021 // A federal agency has charged in a lawsuit that an Arkansas site preparation company steered Black applicants into lower-paying positions and paid Black applicants less money at hire.In its lawsuit the U.S. Equal Employment...

Workers’ Compensation Underwriting Results Again Beat Other Lines in 2020

Sep 30 2021 // Workers’ compensation underwriters have been consistently generating better underwriting profits than other property/casualty lines of business, and did so again in 2020 amid the pandemic.According to an AM Best...

Boy Scouts Preparing for Abuse Victims’ Vote on $1.6 Billion Compensation Fund

Sep 30 2021 // The Boy Scouts of America are preparing to ask sex abuse victims to vote for a $1.6 billion trust fund to settle their claims in a key step toward ending its contentious bankruptcy.The proposal sets potential payments...

MS Amlin AG Enters Agriculture Reinsurance Market, Hiring Bektleuov From PartnerRe

Sep 29 2021 // MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), the global reinsurer, announced its entry into the agriculture reinsurance market with the hire of Rinat Bektleuov as product group lead underwriter. Bektleuov joined the business in August 2021 and...

Omaha National Raises $45M, Will Transition to Being Direct Workers’ Compensation Writer

Sep 28 2021 // Technology-enabled workers’ compensation and payroll services provider Omaha National Group, Inc. announced a $45 million Series B round led by Accomplice. The company said it plans to use the funds to support its...

Connecticut Woman Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny

Sep 27 2021 // A Wallingford, Connecticut, woman was arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a teacher for the City of Bristol Board of Education.Ann Marie Barros was...

Innovation in Workers’ Compensation: Getting Ahead of Risk and Injury

Sep 27 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group.Workers’ compensation claims can significantly impact a business’s productivity and bottom line. Out-of-work employees cause company...

Robots Take Over More Jobs Where Humans Are Aging

Sep 23 2021 // It turns out robots are taking over jobs fastest around the world in places where their human counterparts are aging the most rapidly.That is the conclusion of a new study that looked at demographic and industry-level data...

Business Owners Have a New Workers Compensation Resource

Sep 21 2021 // Wells Media Publishes Workers Compensation in Two Hours: The Business Owner’s Guide to an Exceptional Workers Compensation ProgramPhoenix, AZ, September 21, 2021 – Workers compensation program management can be...

Dale Partners Receives ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency

Sep 16 2021 // Dale Partners Ltd., the London-based holding company of Dale Underwriting Partners (DUP), has been granted “in-principle” approval by Lloyd’s to form its own managing agency. The new entity, Dale Managing...

Zurich and Swiss Re Leaning Even Greener, While Gen Zers Covet Climate Jobs

Sep 9 2021 // Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers.Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking global measures” to accelerate cuts in carbon emissions from its operations in...

Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers Compensation Claims

Sep 9 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy.When workers...

Washington Man Who Faked Job Injury Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam

Aug 24 2021 // A Thurston County, Wash., man who reportedly tried to pass off a barroom brawl injury as a workplace accident has pleaded guilty to stealing state workers’ compensation insurance benefits.Chuck Wayne Riccio, 40, of...

Greece Wildfire Destroys Jobs of Pine Resin Collectors

Aug 23 2021 // AGDINES, Greece (AP) – For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living from the dense pine forests surrounding their villages. Tapping the ubiquitous Aleppo pines for their...

People Moves: Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick as Mauritius Managing Director; WTW’s Whyte Joins Miller for APAC Expansion

Aug 18 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick Managing Director in MauritiusAfrica Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused reinsurance group, has appointed Krishna Bheenick as its managing director in Mauritius. The company...

Massachusetts Woman Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Benefits Fraud

Aug 17 2021 // A Norwood, Massachusetts, woman was arrested in connection with fraudulently receiving federal workers’ compensation benefits and disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA).Karen Nolan was...