- Number of workers insured by employers expected to drop, level off
The number of individuals with employment-based health insurance coverage will remain steady this year and next, then slide in 2018 and remain near constant after that, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.
- Worker's stepson may be due death benefits after widow dies
A worker’s widow died before receiving workers compensation death benefits for herself and her son, but the employer could still be liable for payments to the estate, the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals…
- Hiring, retaining talent lead concerns of brokers' midmarket clients
The most significant risk faced by middle-market clients that operate around the world is talent recruitment and retention, says a broker survey.
- Paperwork snafu costs Zurich almost $1 million
Lack of signature in commercial automobile policy puts Zurich American Insurance Co. on the hook for nearly $1 million for an injured worker’s claim.
- Roofer fined after worker crushed to death in aerial lift
A Florida roofing contractor is facing $63,900 in proposed penalties after one employee was crushed to death and another severely injured while removing rain gutters at a car dealership.
- OSHA cites logger after falling tree kills worker
An Illinois employer has been cited by federal workplace safety regulators after an employee died from blunt force trauma due to a falling tree.
- Week in pictures
Terrorism and its prospects top the Business Insurance week in pictures.
- Verizon says security breach leads to customer data leak
(Reuters) — Verizon Communications Inc. said an attacker had exploited security vulnerability on its enterprise client portal to steal contact information.
- People under 65 to get $660 billion in health insurance subsidies
(Reuters) — U.S. taxpayers will fork over $660 billion this year to subsidize health insurance for people under 65, the vast majority of whom have coverage through their employers, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday.