Workers Compensation and Employers Liability
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse - A Look at Coverage Implications
April 03, 2024 | Core Article Library|Discussion
This article on the Key Bridge collapse discusses what happened, who is involved from an insurance and liability perspective, and what we know about the exposures and their coverage implications.
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Fraud of the Week: When it Doesn't Really Hurt
October 02, 2023 | Discussion
A man files multiple claims for injuries he never sustained.
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Sex, Fighting, and Medical Issues in Space: A Risk Management Issue
August 21, 2023 | Core Article Library|Discussion|Emerging Risks
This article looks at some liability issues associated with long term space tourism flights, such as in-flight sex, infighting, and extreme medical emergencies, from a risk management perspective.
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Fraud of the Week: Caught Cooking the Books
November 28, 2022 | Discussion
When a company uses two sets of books in order to pay lower premiums for workers compensation premiums, the discovery of such often results in charges of insurance fraud.
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Fraud of the Week: The Employee Wasn't the Only one Digging
October 31, 2022 | Discussion
When digging and carrying beer get you in trouble.
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Fraud of the Week: When You're Paid for Unnecessary Treatment
September 12, 2022 | Discussion
Unnecessary treatments lead to prison and restitution.
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Fraud of the Week: When the Numbers Don't Add Up
June 13, 2022 | Discussion
A contractor is caught with more payroll than declared employees.
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Fraud of the Week: Where are the Workers?
January 24, 2022 | Discussion
When hiding employees from payroll gets noticed.
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No Defense for Employees' Criminal Actions
December 06, 2021 | Core Article Library|Discussion
The employees of Armstrong Coal Company [allegedly] falsified coal dust samples for the purpose of showing the company to be in violation of safety standards and potentially halt production. However, the policy excluded coverage for pollution and their legal costs weren't covered.
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Film Production Insurance
November 08, 2021 | Core Article Library|Discussion
Following the shooting in the film production of "Rust", we examine what insurance coverage exists for film productions and how it applies.