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The Hanover Introduces Hanover i-on Sensor Program to Help Reduce Business Losses
The Hanover Introduces Hanover i-on Sensor Program to Help Reduce Business Losses

Worcester,MA(WorkersCompensation.com) - /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG), a leading property and casualty insurance company, today announced the launch of its Hanover i-on Sensor Program, which offers a robust set of technology-based services […]
US Department of Labor Renews ‘Star Level’ Designation of Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC for Workplace Safety, Health Achievements
US Department of Labor Renews ‘Star Level’ Designation of Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC for Workplace Safety, Health Achievements

Charlestown,MA ( WorkersCompensation.com) - Participant:   Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, Charlestown, Massachusetts Description:   Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, which employs about 65 workers in Charlestown, provides hazardous waste management, shipment and disposal as well as […]
KEMI ANNOUNCES $8.3 MILLION POLICYHOLDER DIVIDEND
KEMI ANNOUNCES $8.3 MILLION POLICYHOLDER DIVIDEND

Lexington,KY ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI), Kentucky’s leading workers’ compensation insurance provider, is issuing a dividend of $8.3 million to eligible policyholders. The dividend is a result of proactive management of claims […]
Outdoor Workers Have Protections as Heat Wave Sweeps Washington
Outdoor Workers Have Protections as Heat Wave Sweeps Washington

Tumwater,WA (WorkersCompensation.com)  — As temperatures rise and records look poised to fall across Washington this week, businesses in industries from agriculture to building and road construction are required to take steps to protect outdoor workers from […]
Where Have the Risk Managers Gone?
Where Have the Risk Managers Gone?

At the 2022 PRIMA Annual Conference, a session discussed how to facilitate the transition from a long-time risk manager to a new person in that role. The speakers, all past PRIMA presidents, were: Sarah Perry […]
Threat to Squeeze worker's Testicle Helps Drive Retaliation Case to Trial
Threat to Squeeze worker's Testicle Helps Drive Retaliation Case to Trial

Merrimack, NH (WorkersCompensation.com)–Even if a supervisor’s verbal abuse predates an employee’s FMLA leave, the escalation of abuse when an employee returns to work can help link it to the worker’s protected status.  The fact that […]
Lara Keeps Benchmark Rate at $1.45
Lara Keeps Benchmark Rate at $1.45

On July 15 Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued his decision on the advisory workers’ comp rate. Lara’s decision, which is not binding on insurers, recommends that benchmark rates be maintained at $1.45 per $100 of […]
A Creative Way to Generate Work Comp PBM Revenue
A Creative Way to Generate Work Comp PBM Revenue

The work comp Pharmacy Benefit Management business has become hyper-competitive; total drug spend has dropped 6 of the last 7 years, there’s been massive consolidation of PBMs, margins are declining…all signs of a very mature industry. […]