A slew of factors have been contributing to workplace injury costs and long recovery times for employees since the pandemic, according to Travelers’ 2025 Injury Impact Report.

A five-year partnership between Nationwide Insurance and KINETIC Technology is helping reduce workplace injuries through wearable sensors, with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective serving as a successful implementation case study that demonstrates how smart technology can improve worker safety in physically demanding environments.

Kristine Kennedy of Healthesystems discusses how digital tools and empathy are reshaping workers’ comp, from improving communication with injured workers to leveraging AI for better outcomes.

As repair costs and dangerous driving behaviors push premiums higher, monitoring programs demonstrate significant reductions in violations and claims severity, reports SambaSafety.

Digital threats, economic pressures, and worker safety form critical risk triad for U.S. executives, Hartford survey shows.

The workers’ compensation insurance industry posted an 86% combined ratio in 2024—marking its 11th straight year of underwriting gains, according to NCCI’s State of the Line report.

Insurance and risk management is in a prime position to lead the charge in curbing gun violence, one tech tool at a time.

Much has been written about how technologies can make work a safer place. These are the tech tools that are helping post injury.

AXIS/Harris Poll finds widespread stress and anxiety affecting 88% of insurance industry workers.

Here are three ways small businesses can imporve their approach to workplace safety.

Although mental health claims make up less than 2% of workers’ comp cases, they can triple claim duration, but early behavioral health intervention offers a powerful solution, dramatically improving recovery timelines and return-to-work outcomes.

Falls, slips and trips account for nearly 40% of work-related injuries and causing over 300 deaths annually in the construction industry.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a man who contracted COVID-19 while working as a utility lineman was entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits.

Agents play a critical role in helping businesses prevent claims and more effectively manage their workers’ compensation costs.

CorVel’s compliance director Brad Fauler shares how creating a workplace culture of communication, transparency, and trust empowers frontline risk professionals to address compliance issues proactively rather than reactively.

Everything changes, but our mission remains the same: keep workers safe.

This is not simply about translation. It’s about building bridges of understanding, fostering trust, and ushering in an era of inclusive claims management.

Staffing shortages create additional risk as companies increase dashcam adoption by 29% and expand hands-free policies to protect drivers, a Nationwide survey finds.

Enlyte’s Nikki Wilson offers a fresh take on a promising alternative to opioids, a first-of-its-kind FDA-approved non-addictive medication for pain.

Connecticut Supreme Court empowers judges to extend temporary disability benefits beyond maximum medical improvement.