AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID
According to a new report by AmTrust Financial Services, while overall restaurant injuries are down, specific injuries, including crushing, fainting, inflammation, ...
workers’ compensation News
Hourly.io, Great American Insurance Announce MGA Collaboration
Hourly.io, a workers comp and payroll startup, announced today that it is expanding its reach through a collaboration with Great American Insurance Group.
Businesses that want to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system, according to a new study that found a link between a firm's ...
Can More Rigorous Accounting Lead to Fewer Workplace Injuries?
NCCI: Almost One-Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms
Nearly a quarter of workers compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on ...
Behavioral Health Linked to Workers Comp Recovery: Study
Psychosocial factors are strong predictors of delayed recovery and other adverse outcomes in patients with work-related injuries. A recent white paper from the Workers Compensation Research Institute ...
Viewpoint: ‘Take-Home COVID’ Claims May Lead to Future Insurance Disputes
"Take-home COVID" claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19 in the workplace and brought it home, infecting a spouse or child and causing ...
What About Genomics and Workers Comp?
William Wilt and Kirk Hartley, the authors of the accompanying article, "Have Insurers Paid Too Much for Asbestos and Other Toxic Torts?" recently published a research note, in a Q&A format, ...
Pie Insurance Partners With Bold Penguin, Talage and Tarmika
InsurTech Pie Insurance, which specializes in workers comp insurance for small businesses, has formed strategic partnerships with three leading commercial insurance platforms: Bold Penguin, Talage ...
‘Pay-As-You-Go’ Workers Comp MGA Hourly Raises $27M
Workers compensation InsurTech Hourly has raised $27 million in a series A seed round. The platform lets employers with hourly workers run payroll, track time and attendance, and manage workers ...
Claims Frequency Up for 2021, but Workers Comp Profitability ‘Unprecedented’
For the first time in more than a decade, workers compensation claims frequency, outside of COVID-19 illness claims, increased in the United States last year. But not to worry, the trend won't last, ...