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Less Driving = Fewer Comp Claims: NCCI Report
The COVID-19 pandemic comes with a bright spot for workers compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle accidents. A research brief issued by the National Council on ...
More Work-From-Home Injury Claims Possible After N.Y. Appellate Ruling
A ruling by a New York appellate court could bring more workers compensation claims by work-from-home employees by removing strict compensability standards established last year by the state Workers' ...
State Judge Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation's first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge ...
Few COVID-19 Cases Result in Permanent Disability: NCCI
If COVID-19 behaves like other workers' compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in some degree of permanent partial disability and one out of 2,000 may result in ...
Delta Could Bring 2020 Estimated Hurricane Losses Above $26B
Hurricane Delta caused from $700 million $1.2 billion in insured losses from wind damage and storm surge, and an additional $800 million to $1.5 billion in losses to offshore structures, CoreLogic ...
Insurers Are Often Succeeding in Getting COVID-19 Business Interruption Suits Dismissed
Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing number of judges finding that some tangible alteration of a property ...
Two Different Results for Similar COVID-19 Biz Interruption Suits
A federal judge in Florida last week denied an insurer's petition to dismiss a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit, while a federal magistrate judge in California threw out a similar claim. Both ...
Path Cleared for COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit in New Jersey
A second judge has ruled that a policyholder's COVID-19 business-interruption claim should proceed, marking an uncommon procedural win for business owners who have seen similar lawsuits dismissed by ...