The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed the Court of Appeals and ruled that a law passed in 2013 that requires workers’ compensation disability ratings to be based on a specific set of guidelines is not unconstitutional. The high court …
HMI Merges with Marquee Horticultural Asset Management, a claims service provider for losses involving trees, landscaping and resort properties, has merged operations with Marquee Consulting Group, a project manager for golf courses, resorts and assisted living facilities. HMI, based in …
While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19, many of those directives are creating new exposure for only a sliver of the workforce, new research …
AXA XL Contracts with XTract AXA XL’s insurance business has entered into a multiyear partnership and licensing agreement with Xtract to digitize the commercial auto claims management process. “Xtract enables our claims team to quickly gather and evaluate all data …
The COVID-19 pandemic comes with one bright spot for workers’ compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle accidents. A research brief issued by the National Council on Compensation Insurance last week projects that workers’ compensation claims caused …
Workers’ compensation subrogation has another growing adversary—one that can slip in during the cover of night, gutting subrogation, and reimbursement rights, even after an insurance company or third-party administrator has spent tens of thousands of dollars in recovery efforts. It …
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’ Compensation Board. The 3rd Judicial Department of the Supreme Court Appellate …
Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost of marijuana he used to curb chronic pain from a workplace accident, as long as the substance remains illegal under …
Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company’s reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce giant’s bottom line, as well. Washington state’s workplace safety regulator says workers in Amazon’s highly automated warehouses are injured at …
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 permanent total disability, according to a …