ICW Group Insurance Cos. has begun writing workers’ compensation insurance in four new states — Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia, the company announced this week.
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Net premiums written among U.S. property and casualty mutual insurance companies grew at a moderate pace of 3.1% in 2015, and have grown each year
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The National Conference of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL, has scheduled its annual meeting for Nov. 17-20 in Las Vegas.
The conference will include a joint
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Great American Insurance Group has announced the promotion of Jason M. Cohen to divisional president of Strategic Comp, a workers’ comp insurer operating in 24
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AF Group, the parent company for Michigan-based Accident Fund, appointed Jeff Kuss as senior vice president and chief claims officer.
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Prime Health Services and Consumer Health Connections are teaming up to offer a telemedicine health care network for the workers' compensation industry, the companies announced
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is challenging computer programmers and others to create a mobile phone application to connect opioid users having an overdose
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The Workers' Compensation Research Institute is sponsoring a free seminar on Oct. 20 to discuss two studies on opioid use released earlier this year.
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management proposes to increase death benefits for federal employees killed on the job to $100,000, and the funeral allowance to
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Employers who reach settlements with whistleblowers can no longer include wording that could be interpreted to restrict future reporting, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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