April 29, 2015
A new billing system will change how private businesses pay their workers’ compensation premiums in Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reports employers will be able to pay estimated premiums for the following coverage year in two, four, six or 12 installments …
April 29, 2015
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the nation’s largest commuter rail network, is on track to receive a nearly $1 billion federal loan for safety improvements meant to avoid a repeat of a 2013 derailment that killed four people, New York Gov. …
April 29, 2015
A combination of sophisticated predictive analytics and early, expert medical assessment can significantly reduce the cost and duration of workers’ compensation back claims, according to new research released by York Risk Services Group, a claims management, managed care and risk …
April 29, 2015
A widowed mother of two from Florida has been sentenced to four years in prison for burning down her former million-dollar home in Connecticut for the insurance money. The Connecticut Post reports that 39-year-old Amanda Azevedo pleaded with a state …
April 29, 2015
Dallas, TX, April 29, 2015 – Texas All Risk General Agency, Inc. has been awarded the rare distinction “Exemplary Agent” by Nautilus Insurance Group (a W. R. Berkley Company). Nautilus gives this designation to only two 2 MGAs per year. …
April 28, 2015
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, appointed James Engel as chief claims officer with responsibility for the overall strategic direction of the company’s global claims operation. Engel joins Endurance with significant experience leading …
April 28, 2015
When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, low back injuries are the most costly musculoskeletal condition representing 20-25 percent of all loss, according to an analysis of Lockton claims. Further analysis of claims over $250,000, indicate they represent 25 percent …
April 28, 2015
Cyber risk lands in the top ten for the first time in Aon’s latest global risk survey, according to Aon Risk Solutions. Damage to brand and reputation was cited as the top overall concern facing global organizations, further underscoring the …
April 28, 2015
Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance has announced a more efficient way to estimate hail damage—Automated Mobile Hail Estimating. The program was piloted last year after a catastrophic event and will be rolled out across the country as an optional service in the …
April 28, 2015
Nepal’s devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew was coming. Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built …