All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 20 2025 // A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety and a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency.According to insurer...
Nov 20 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026.The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight...
Nov 18 2025 // Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking the ninth straight year of rate cuts in the state.The average rate...
Nov 17 2025 // Workers’ compensation rates in Arizona are set to go down 6.7% next year.The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions reviewed the annual National Council on Compensation Insurance rate filing for a...
Nov 17 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows.A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...
Nov 17 2025 // Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1.The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%,...
Nov 13 2025 // The Delaware Supreme Court has revived a workers’ compensation insurer’s claim for subrogation in a case where an employee injured while driving for her employer received payment from her employer’s...
Nov 10 2025 // The Texas workers’ compensation system saw a modest $12 million loss in 2024 as insurers reported an increase in direct losses paid and overall, according to a report compiled by the Insurance Council Texas (ICT).The...
Nov 4 2025 // Trinity Couriers Inc., a courier service based in San Antonio, pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The company agreed to pay...
Nov 4 2025 // Workers’ compensation insurance premium rates in California have been in a steady decline for many years, after a series of reforms to the system reduced claim payouts, and subsequent changes to the experience...
Nov 3 2025 // Connecticut’s insurance regulator has approved an industry filing that will lower workers’ compensation rates beginning January 1, 2026.The new voluntary market rates will reflect an average 3.8% decrease in...
Nov 3 2025 // Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, workers’ compensation continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as prices...
Oct 31 2025 // Five current and former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employees were arrested this week for separate schemes to defraud DOCCS and the state’s workers’ compensation...
Oct 30 2025 // EverPeak Insurance announced the launch of its workers’ compensation solution in Arkansas. “Arkansas is powered by its small business community, and we recognize the critical need for accessible, reliable, and...
Oct 28 2025 // State Supreme Court reviews of workers’ compensation cases are rare, but in Kentucky last week, the state high court handed down no fewer than three opinions – all of which emphasize long-established case law. The...
Oct 24 2025 // Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1.The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%,...
Oct 21 2025 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will be closing its virtual-only Allegany and New City locations, effective December 8, 2025.Noting that most of its activity remains virtual, the board said it is...
Oct 20 2025 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed...
Oct 16 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows.A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...
Oct 14 2025 // A construction firm owner in Miami greatly underreported his company’s payroll, defrauding a workers’ compensation insurer of more than $380,000 in premiums, Florida authorities said Monday.Jose Arias-Reyes,...