Oakland, CA – The Labor Commissioner’s Office recently announced it has filed separate lawsuits against transportation companies Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Uber and Lyft have misclassified their drivers, which has deprived these workers of a host of legal protections in violation of California labor law, the… [Read more]
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Company Nurse Selects Concentric for Data Protection and Risk Mitigation
San Jose, CA – Concentric Inc., a provider of AI-based solutions for protecting business-critical data, recently announced that Company Nurse has selected Concentric’s Semantic Intelligence™ solution to protect private workers’ compensation data on behalf of its customers and users. The solution autonomously discovers Company Nurse’s business-critical unstructured data, highlighting opportunities to mitigate data sprawl and… [Read more]
Liberty Mutual Insurance Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results
Boston, MA – Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “LMHC” or the “Company”) recently reported net loss attributable to LMHC of $320 million and net income attributable to LMHC of $199 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, versus net income attributable to LMHC of $397 million and… [Read more]
CWCI Releases New Online COVID-19 Claims Analysis Application
Oakland, CA – The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) recently released an online application to support interactive analyses and comparisons of COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 claims. The new tool features integrated data from CWCI, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the California Division of Workers’ Compensation, with detailed information on almost 600,000 reported claims for… [Read more]
Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Award $500K to Emergency Service Organizations
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company, a policyholder-owned company, and Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services of Texas (VFIS of Texas) will be awarding a total of $500,000 to nonprofit emergency service organizations across Texas through two separate grant programs. $200,000 will be designated for a financial relief grant program to help provide funding assistance to… [Read more]
ASSP Aims to Remove Barriers to Safety and Health
Park Ridge, IL – The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) is taking steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and throughout the occupational safety and health profession. The formation of a board-level task force this summer represents ASSP’s renewed commitment to principles of fairness, respect and equal opportunity for all. The… [Read more]
AL Doctor Charged in Prescription Drug Billing Scheme
Birmingham, AL – A Mobile-area Alabama doctor was recently indicted in a long-running investigation into a prescription drug-billing scheme involving a Haleyville, Ala.-based pharmacy, Northside Pharmacy doing business as Global Compounding Pharmacy. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,… [Read more]
Mitchell | Genex Finalizes Coventry Workers’ Comp Services Acquisition
San Diego, CA – Mitchell | Genex recently announced it has finalized its acquisition of Coventry Workers’ Comp Services from CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). Coventry Workers’ Comp Services is a prominent provider of care and cost management programs for workers’ compensation and auto insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers. Coventry Workers’ Comp Services was… [Read more]
SUNZ Insurance Hires Paul Marks as Executive Vice President of Sales
Bradenton, FL – SUNZ Insurance President Rick Leonard recently announced that Paul Marks has joined as the company’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Marks has been in the insurance industry since 1994 and has extensive experience in workers’ compensation. Marks was most recently with Summit Consulting, Inc., a workers’ compensation insurance company, for 18 years and… [Read more]
AMERISAFE Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
DeRidder, LA – AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF) recently announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. G. Janelle Frost, President and Chief Executive Officer, observed, “AMERISAFE’s fundamentals are crucial in these unprecedented times. We are serving our stakeholders with disciplined underwriting, proactive safety and intensive claims management, which produce consistent returns, quality insurance… [Read more]