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The Hanover Estimates Fourth Quarter Catastrophe Losses; Full-Year Combined Ratio, Excluding Catastrophes in Line with Guidance
The Hanover Estimates Fourth Quarter Catastrophe Losses; Full-Year Combined Ratio, Excluding Catastrophes in Line with Guidance

Worcester,MA ( WorkersCompensation.com) - Mass., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today announced a preliminary estimate for fourth quarter catastrophe losses of approximately $190 million, before taxes, or 13.9 points of […]
US Department of Labor Seeks Nominations for Membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
US Department of Labor Seeks Nominations for Membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

Washington,DC(WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations to fill six membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The 12-member group advises the […]
MEMIC Safety Research Center Selects Illinois State University Team to Study Wearable Technologies In The Workplace
MEMIC Safety Research Center Selects Illinois State University Team to Study Wearable Technologies In The Workplace

Portland,ME (WorkersCompensation.com) — The MEMIC Group, specialists in workers’ compensation insurance, has awarded an Illinois State University research team $30,000 to investigate whether wearable sensors can maximize performance and minimize injuries in U.S. workplaces.   […]
Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-Insurers
Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-Insurers

Washington,DC.(WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, or Federal Black Lung Program, administers claims filed under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA). The BLBA provides compensation to coal miners who are totally disabled […]
WorkCompCollege.com Announces QLI as Bronze Associate Partner
WorkCompCollege.com Announces QLI as Bronze Associate Partner

Lakewood Ranch, FL.( WorkersCompensation.com)  – WorkCompCollege.com has announced QLI as a new Bronze Associate Partner. QLI is one of the nation’s premier post-hospital centers for brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, and limb […]
Department of Labor announces proposed rulemaking to revise standards for coal mine operators’ self-insurance under Black Lung Benefits Act
Department of Labor announces proposed rulemaking to revise standards for coal mine operators’ self-insurance under Black Lung Benefits Act

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to revise regulations governing the standards related to self-insurance by coal mine operators. […]
Federal Safety Inspections At Three Amazon Warehouse Facilities Find Company Exposed Workers To Ergonomic, Struck-By Hazards
Federal Safety Inspections At Three Amazon Warehouse Facilities Find Company Exposed Workers To Ergonomic, Struck-By Hazards

Washington,DC ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters after inspections at three warehouse […]
The Commission names Shannon Dion as Director of the Virginia Victims Fund
The Commission names Shannon Dion as Director of the Virginia Victims Fund

[Richmond, Virginia]- The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is pleased to announce Shannon Dion as the new Director of the Virginia Victims Fund. The Fund, officially known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, is a division of […]