Insurance Journal

AUGUST 26, 2024

A high school football player in Alabama died after he suffered a brain injury in a Friday night game, according to multiple news reports. Caden Tellier, whose mom once held an Alabama insurance producer license, played quarterback for Morgan Academy …

Injury 228

Injury License Insurer Insured 228

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Three Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remained hospitalized with a rare muscle injury Monday after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout earlier this month, according to a university spokesperson. The players became ill in the days following a Sept.

Injury 217

Injury Liability 217

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that a Temple, Texas manufacturer and designer of school furnishings could have prevented an employee’s serious and permanent hand and arm injuries by installing required machine guards. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s …

Worker Injury 213

Worker Injury Injury 213

Insurance Journal

JULY 11, 2024

A workers’ compensation insurer is entitled to continue to receive reimbursements from the Massachusetts second injury fund even after it stops writing business in the state, the state’s high court has ruled in an opinion reversing itself on the issue.

Injury 230

Injury Compensation Insurer Insured 230

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 27, 2024

Aviation officials from Asia are making a case for global action to reduce injuries from turbulence, with recent high-profile incidents driving calls to improve forecasting across borders at a Montreal gathering of regulators starting Monday. While turbulence does not frequently …

Injury 228

Injury Liability Insurer Insurance 228

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

No injuries were reported and law enforcement was contacted … DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said.

Injury 224

Injury 224

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2024

An Iowa woman pled guilty to one count of presenting false information to an insurer over an alleged fraudulent injury at a casino, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Tonya Weber, age 35, of Marshalltown, pled …

Injury 214

Injury Insurer Insured Insurance 214

Insurance Journal

JULY 11, 2024

A La Porte, Texas tank cleaning company faces over $800,000 in fines after the company allegedly disregarded federal safety standards that may have protected their employees from hazardous working conditions and prevented another employee from suffering a fatal injury. In …

Injury 203

Injury Protection 203

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 According to a last Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs …

Injury 162

Injury Liability 162

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In a 5-2 decision, New York State’s high court this week upheld Uber’s “clickwrap” agreement requiring arbitration of all disputes in a case of a passenger who was injured by another vehicle after exiting an Uber car. The woman had …

Injury 270

Injury 270

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Florida authorities have charged a Miami-area nurse practitioner and two others with creating false medical reports and attempting to defraud an auto insurance carrier out of more than $47,000. Local news reports said that investigators with the state Department of …

Auto Insurance 249

Auto Insurance Injury Insurance Carrier Claim 249

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by swimmers alleging they were injured by chemicals discharged into the community pool. That is the argument made by Philadelphia Indemnity …

Commercial General Liability 203

Commercial General Liability General Liability Injury Liability 203

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

million workers compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according to Travelers 2024 Injury Impact Report. The data also shows first-year employees are still among those most vulnerable to injury. Analysis of 1.2

Workers Compensation 270

Workers Compensation Claim Injury Compensation 270

Insurance Journal

JULY 10, 2024

A blistering California heat wave over the past weeks and through the Fourth of July holiday could be topped off by the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. That kind of extreme heat has led to more deaths than wildfires …

Injury 212

Injury Business Interruption 212

CDC: Workers Compensation

APRIL 10, 2024

Struck-by injuries are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and second most common cause of fatalities among construction workers. From 2011 to 2022, there were 1,462 fatal occupational injuries that occurred at road construction sites.[1]

Injury 113

Injury Worker Injury 113

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2024

It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of a subcontractor firm opts out of workers’ compensation coverage for himself, can he then sue the general contractor for negligence …

Injury 218

Injury Compensation Workers Compensation Claim 218

AMAXX

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Work-related injuries can occur in any industry, and when they do, the aftermath can be chaotic and stressful for all parties involved. To mitigate confusion, it’s essential for companies to have a clear and consistent post-injury response procedure. One of the most critical aspects of these procedures is consistency.

Injury 82

Injury Workers Compensation Compensation Workers Comp 82

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

award to former Philadelphia Eagles’ special teams player and captain Chris Maragos in his medical malpractice claim alleging that failed treatment of a knee injury ended his National Football League (NFL) career … A Philadelphia appeals court has upheld the $43.5

Injury 250

Injury Claim 250

Insurance Journal

JULY 16, 2024

An Amazon distribution center worker in Virginia whose job entailed repetitive lifting and stowing of items every day and who suffered rotator cuff tears has been denied workers’ compensation benefits because she failed to prove her injury resulted from an …

Workers Compensation 248

Workers Compensation Compensation Injury 248

Insurance Journal

JULY 29, 2024

Department of Labor determined after its investigation into how a 30-year-old employee suffered fatal injuries. A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the U.S. Investigators …

Injury 240

Injury Protection 240

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

A New Jersey Transit driver who suffered career-ending injuries from overheating after he was ordered to operate a train even though his cab’s temperature was 114 degrees can keep his $11.6 million jury award. Over objections by New Jersey Transit …

Injury 278

Injury Liability 278

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 1, 2025

BTW Solutions bills itself as a drug wholesaler and billing service and as a way for physicians to maximize profits on workers’ compensation and personal-injury-protection patients through the use of topical creams and durable medical equipment. The Benton, Arkansas-based …

Workers Comp 239

Workers Comp Injury Compensation Protection 239

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …

Injury 229

Injury Workers Comp Workers Compensation Commercial Property 229

AMAXX

AUGUST 27, 2024

Supervisors play a critical role in the management of workplace injuries. They are often the first to respond when an employee is hurt and are responsible for guiding both the injured employee and the organization through the post-injury process. First Responder Role: When an injury occurs, the supervisor is often the first to know.

Injury 84

Injury Workers Comp Workers Compensation Compensation 84

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 18, 2024

million workers’ compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according to Travelers 2024 Injury Impact Report. The data also shows first-year employees are still among those most vulnerable to injury. Analysis of 1.2

Claim 219

Claim Injury Compensation 219

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 8, 2025

Not all accidents are compensable merely because they happen at work, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reminded in denying workers’ compensation benefits to a school bus driver for an injury that happened while he was simply walking from his …

Workers Compensation 228

Workers Compensation Compensation Injury 228

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A Virginia man pled guilty to embezzling funds from his former employer, a fund that provides financial assistance to families of infants who suffer from brain or spinal cord injuries, reports the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia. According to court …

Compensation 256

Compensation Injury 256

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A Connecticut jury has awarded $30 million to a woman who suffered permanent injuries due to an improper caesarean section surgery 10 years ago. With prejudgment interest, the total award will amount to as much as $68 million, according to …

Injury 254

Injury 254

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 9, 2025

These new limits will apply to policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2025: Bodily Injury Coverage increases from … Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently signed legislation increasing the minimum coverage limits of auto insurance for some mandatory coverages.

Auto Insurance 223

Auto Insurance Injury Insurer Insured 223

Insurance Journal

JULY 22, 2024

in Franksville, Wisconsin followed federal safety standards, a temporary maintenance worker might not have suffered severe injuries when their jacket sleeve was pulled into an engine as they serviced a vehicle … Had John’s Disposal Service Inc. and John’s Recycling Inc.

Injury 248

Injury 248

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 9, 2025

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Safeway $182,000 in proposed penalties for safety violations that reportedly put roughly 1,700 workers at risk of serious injuries at the company’s warehouse in Tracy, their largest facility in the nation.

Injury 215

Injury Risk Workers Compensation Compensation 215

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

(AP) — A tank containing byproducts from oil drilling operations exploded and caught fire Tuesday near the General Motors Proving Ground in southeastern Michigan, damaging two nearby homes but causing no injuries, a fire chief said. Fire crews …

Injury 242

Injury Damage 242

AMAXX

AUGUST 26, 2024

To better grasp this, let’s walk through a hypothetical scenario that illustrates two different supervisor responses to an employee’s injury and explore the potential consequences of each approach. Then, we’ll talk about how we can work together to accommodate your injury and help you return to the team as soon as possible.”

Injury 88

Injury Workers Comp Workers Compensation Compensation 88

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 6, 2024

An El Paso, Texas contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which the U.S. Department of Labor has cited …

Injury 240

Injury 240

Insurance Journal

JULY 31, 2024

Park workers and the Pigeon Forge police and fire departments directed guests to safety on Sunday afternoon, and one minor injury was reported, … (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee.

Injury 239

Injury Property Damage Damage Insurer 239

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 11, 2024

An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers crashed into the rear section of a tractor trailer in Connecticut on Friday morning, causing minor injuries to a train engineer and damaging warning equipment at the crossing, authorities said. TV news video …

Injury 236

Injury Damage 236

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A suburban Madison, Wisconsin contractor with a history of federal safety failures – including violations that led to an employee’s fatal injuries in 2022 – has again been found exposing workers to the construction industry’s most deadly hazard – falls …

Injury 237

Injury 237