OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Advantage ...

Earlier this year, changes occured that will significantly affect what businesses pay for workers compensation insurance. To encourage a more responsible employer culture, the National Council on ...

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AM Best, the world's leading insurance industry credit rating agency, upgraded Baton Rouge based regional workers' compensation insurer, Stonetrust ...

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Workers’ compensation claims are costly and can drag on for years. The average cost of a lost time claim (indemnity and medical only) in California has increased from $54,712 in 2018 to $58,843 in ...

Fair warning: This column will be about workers' compensation, a topic that's very complicated and totally lacking in sex appeal, but one that involves many billions of dollars and potentially affects ...

The benchmark rate used to set workers' compensation premiums should go up in 2005, an insurance industry group urged Wednesday, angering critics who noted that a series of recently enacted changes to ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hourly.io, a fast-growing workers’ compensation and payroll startup, has selected Origami Risk’s multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) P/C core solution to ...

For construction executives, a well-defined strategic plan is at the foundation of a company’s success when it serves as a road map to navigate industry complexities, anticipate challenges and ...