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Restaurant Worker Safety: Understanding the Hidden Costs Behind Kitchen Injuries

New data from AmTrust Financial reveals that while cuts dominate restaurant injury statistics, muscle strains create the heaviest financial burden—costing nearly 500% more per claim than the industry’s most common injuries.

The New Frontier of Injury Claim Management

Large Cyber Claims Dominate: AXA XL Study Highlights Rising Ransomware Risks and Industry-Specific Trends

Frequent Smaller Events Drive $152 Billion in Annual Catastrophe Losses Globally

Property Claims Management Faces Major Disruptions in 2025

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A new toolkit aims to help employers reduce the liabilities and costs associated with workplace bullying.

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Key workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Mitigating the Challenges of the ACA

The property-casualty industry is likely to become the target of significant cost-shifting by health care providers.

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A injured student at a martial arts studio claims he is an employee for the purposes of workers’ comp.

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Key workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Countertops Putting Lives at Risk

Researchers say some modern countertop materials are causing deadly lung ailments.

Same-Sex Unions Create ‘New Reality’ for Payers and Carriers

Legal partnerships among same-sex couples are creating a new exposure for workers’ comp payers.

Specialty Drugs Exploding on the Marketplace

Experts warn that by 2018 specialty drug costs could rise to 50 percent of total drug costs for workers’ comp payers.

Webinar: Improving Claims Outcomes Through More Effective Adjuster Management

Learn how to help adjusters achieve good results for payers and workers’ compensation claimants.

Workers’ Comp Docket

Key workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Premium Fraud in the Spotlight

A Grand Jury report suggest that workers’ comp premium fraud in New York is rampant.

The Many Aspects of Fraud

The opportunities for potential workers’ comp fraud extends far beyond unscrupulous claimants.

Reining in Injuries Among the Aging Workforce

Employers must take a proactive approach to keep older workers safe and productive on the job.

Is Off-Premises Trip-and-Fall Covered by Comp?

Compensability is in question when a worker is injured while crossing the street returning to work.

Workers’ Comp Docket

Workers comp legal developments from around the country.

Help Coming for WC Case Backlog

A federal hiring push should help make a dent in the massive backlog of workers’ comp cases awaiting review.

Medicaid Rule Changes No Reason for WC Angst

A new budget provision will allow Medicaid programs to collect payment for care and services from third parties such as workers’ comp.

Key Reasons to Convert to ICD-10 Codes

Workers’ comp practitioners aren’t required to convert to ICD-10 codes, but that could lead to chaos.

Closing the Property Gap

Sticky language in D&O property exclusions is causing headaches for some in the property and construction spaces.

The Unexpected Detective

A case of mistaken identity helps out a claims adjuster during an investigation.