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NSW's tougher workers comp treatment test takes effect as commutation widens
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ICW Group Expands Commercial Lines Portfolio Beyond Workers' Compensation
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (137+ words) Oct 01, 2026, 08:12 ET Now Accepting Submissions in California for Five New Lines The expansion marks a significant step in ICW Group's diversification growth strategy and its evolution as a multi-line commercial property and casualty insurer. Building on decades of workers' compensation…...
Workers in first two years on job account for 54% of comp injuries: WCRI
1+ week, 1+ day ago (283+ words) Workers with less than two years on the job accounted for 54% of workers compensation injuries in 2022-2024, despite representing roughly one-third of the workforce, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute report released Wednesday. Nearly four in 10 injuries occurred during employees…...
Los Angeles fire survivors launch survey to see which insurers paid, and which stalled
1+ week, 5+ day ago (668+ words) "Some insurers count on wearing families down until they run out of money or energy to fight back." A new survey in Los Angeles seeks to answer which insurers helped families recover and which ones made that process even harder....
How has the D&O and ML claims environment changed?
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (57+ words) Insurance Business Insurance Business TV welcomes a new Professional Risks Leaders Network. In the inaugural edition, catch experts from Willis, Aon and C3 Risk and Insurance Services on how the claims environment has changed in the last 18 months and where the…...
Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost jump in decades
2+ week, 2+ day ago (297+ words) Scripps News Employers are bracing for double-digit increases in healthcare costs, and small businesses could face the biggest squeeze A new survey from consulting firm Marsh shows employers expect health benefit costs to rise 8.2% per employee in 2027 â the highest…...
One in three employer compensation dollars now goes to benefits
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (295+ words) Benefits now account for exactly 30 percent of what private-sector employers pay per hour worked - $14.07 of a $46.89 total, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) report for June. Wages made up the remaining 70 percent, at…...
LA County Probing Farmers Insurance Over Wildfire Survivor Claims
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (470+ words) LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County is investigating Farmers Insurance Company's handling of insurance claims filed by policy holders affected by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires, officials announced Unfair Competition Law and ``follows growing complaints from residents about delays,…...
IUMI warns of hidden cargo insurance costs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (394+ words) The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published new guidance highlighting an often-overlooked risk for marine cargo insurers - non-compliant wood packaging material, the pallets, crates and dunnage used to ship goods internationally, and the disruption that follows when regulators…...