Workers' Comp

Property and casualty commercial-lines rates climbed by 5 percent during 2012s fourth quarter, according to a quarterly survey. Rates also rose by 5 percent for the month of January, MarketScouts latest Barometer reveals.

Everything is not coming up roses for a Fontana, Calif. gardener charged with workers compensation fraud and perjury.

A growing percentage of medical costs for workplace injuries is for services provided more than 20 years after an injury occurs, a new report says.

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies praised New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his call to reform the states workers compensation insurance system, with the goal of bringing savings to businesses and competition to the marketplace.

As a rule, in order for Workers Comp benefits to apply, injury to an employee must arise out of and in the course of employment. So, what does this phrase mean?

Low interest rates, rather than storm losses, are driving the bulk of the rate increases in the insurance industry, says a company CFO.