- Enstar to buy workers comp insurer SeaBright in $252 million deal
Bermuda-based Enstar Group Ltd. says it will acquire Seattle-based workers compensation insurer SeaBright Holdings Inc. in a $252 million deal.
- OFF BEAT: Often minor injuries add up to big workplace claims
A British county council paid nearly $8,700 in compensation to an employee who alleged that a spinal injury resulted from wearing a too-tight uniform, according to a report.
- Calif. workers compensation reform bill could increase costs by $300 million: Report
A workers compensation reform bill introduced in the California Senate last week would result in a $300 million increase in comp costs for insurers and employers by 2014, according to analysis by the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating…
- Injured worker entitled to benefits for related mental illness: Court
A surgical assistant disabled from a compensable back injury is also entitled to workers compensation benefits for a related mental illness, the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled Thursday.