Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Justin Zimmerman has approved a 6.9% statewide average decrease in rates for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance. The new rates will apply to new and renewal policies effective January 1, 2025. The …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 2025

Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

Injury

Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 2025

Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

Injury

InsuranceBee

MAY 24, 2024

When it comes to cleaning businesses, one of the most common questions we’re asked is: do janitors need workers’ compensation insurance? The post Why janitors need workers’ compensation insurance appeared first on InsuranceBee Blog. It does this … Read more.

Workers Compensation Insurance

Jackson & Jackson

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Here are the top 6 insurance policies every IT business in California should have to safeguard their operations. Professional Liability Insurance (Errors & Omissions Insurance) For IT consultants, developers, or tech startups, mistakes can happen. One oversight could lead to costly lawsuits.

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Insurance Agency of Ohio

MAY 18, 2018

Knowing who is ultimately responsible for these breaches can create enormous headaches and leave business owners uncertain of whether they have a liability, and whether that will be covered by insurance. you should talk to us about making sure your liability is properly insured.

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 15, 2024

Thousands of dollars, a lost job, denied insurance coverage and the possibility of a suspended law license for a Mississippi workers’ compensation attorney, apparently. It all has to do with injured workers – both named Dorothy … What’s in a name?

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Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These changes can impact your insurance needs, so its crucial to ensure your policies reflect your current operations. Evaluate Liability Coverage With legal risks always on the horizon, its important to confirm your liability coverage is adequate. This is also a good time to review employee benefits and liability policies.

Business Insurance

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

One worker was killed in the explosion at the Techniques … Federal safety officials said that almost four months after a fatal explosion at a steel-hardening facility in Tennessee, teams are still trying to determine the exact cause of the incident.

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) AP) — Inadequate inspections by an operator and a lack of oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration were partly to blame for the crash of a Vietnam-era tourist helicopter that killed six people in West Virginia two years …

Workers Compensation

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

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week said the company is accountable for the accident and will pay damages to residents affected by the blast. “First and foremost, we are devastated by …

Damage

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Cleveland Clinic, a health care system with hospitals and clinics around the world, said it plans to build a 150-bed hospital in the Palm Beach area and will quadruple the size of an outpatient clinic there. Cleveland has operated …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 28, 2024

Two workers were killed and a third was injured when an airplane tire apparently exploded at a Delta Air Lines maintenance shop at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees killed after they …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

JUNE 6, 2025

A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” ” While AESC didn’t specify what those problems are, South Carolina’s Republican governor said the …

Policy

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of the largest US bank’s expansion in the South. The firm will renovate its 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-meter) campus in central …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

JULY 12, 2024

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without …

Workers Compensation

ProWriters

APRIL 3, 2024

Both types of policies involve legal liabilities and are important. Understanding E&O Insurance Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance is liability coverage protecting professionals against claims for negligence, errors, or mistakes made in the course of their work.

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Protect Commercial Insurance

OCTOBER 25, 2024

– Is there a high level of professional liability in your operations? By recognising these risks, you root your insurance decisions in the real needs of your business. – Property Insurance : Protects physical assets from perils like fire, theft, and vandalism. – Do you handle sensitive customer data?

Business Insurance

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) A clean energy company is abandoning a plan to build a giant electric battery factory in Atlanta’s suburbs after it shifted to buy a solar panel plant in Texas. Freyr Battery told officials in Newnan last week …

Building

InsuranceBee

MARCH 29, 2023

The post Home health aides’ insurance risks appeared first on InsuranceBee Blog. Home health aides are a vital part of the US healthcare system. They look after some of society’s most vulnerable people, every day. And they provide invaluable support to doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.

Risk

LexisNexis

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Rassp, Presiding Judge, WCAB Los Angeles, California Division of Workers’ Compensation Disclaimer: The material and any opinions contained in this article are solely those of the authors and are not the opinions of the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation, or the WCAB, or any other entity or individual.

Workers Compensation

New Jersey Workers' Comp

JANUARY 13, 2025

In New Jersey, the Workers Compensation Act is the exclusive remedy for injured workers as stated in N.J.S.A. 34:15-8, and (2) the insurer had no duty to defend against Laidlow claims under the Employers’ Liability portion of the workers compensation policy. In Laidlow v. Hariton Machinery Co.,

Workers Compensation

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

APRIL 15, 2024

They should also protect their employees with workers’ comp insurance. Here’s what you need to know about this type of insurance coverage. What Is Workers’ Comp? It can also cover injuries from repetitive use that develop over time rather than an acute injury that happens suddenly.

Workers Comp

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday inside the courthouse. Local and national News outlets reported that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested at the courthouse …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when …

Workers Compensation

Insurance Journal

JULY 6, 2025

What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful death tort suit, then attempt to have the comp claim reinstated, going so far as to pay weekly wage amounts to the deceased …

Workers Comp

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Philadelphia’s public transit system is moving forward with plans to test-run bullet-resistant glass enclosures for drivers on city buses, joining other cities hoping to provide more protection for drivers who often face violence and harassment from passengers. Law enforcement officers …

Protection

TGS

JANUARY 28, 2025

Verify Contractor Credentials If youre hiring professionals, ensure theyre licensed, insured, and experienced. Contractors should carry liability insurance and workers compensation to protect you from being held liable for damages or injuries. Dont hesitate to request proof before signing any contracts.

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