Workers' Comp

Every year, National Underwriter proudly recognizes those with outstanding loss-control, safety and return-to-work programs. If you have a unique risk-management approach or success story in how to better handle Workers Comp costs and exposures, enter yours in the award program today.

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Although there wont be a flood of new markets available to independent agents, increased interest by carriers in the independent channel can translate into opportunity.

With the current investment environment working against workers compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.

With the current investment environment working against workers compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.

As a mixed martial arts fighter, Raphael Davis is a force to be reckoned with: In thelight heavyweight fight class, his record is 12 victories, with just 2 losses. As a con artist, however, the Calif. man is a failure.

As a mixed martial arts fighter, Raphael Davis is a force to be reckoned with: In thelight heavyweight fight class, his record is 12 victories, with just 2 losses. As a con artist, however, the Calif. man is a failure.

Chubb Corp. says the first quarter saw renewal rate increases across the board in U.S. commercial and specialty lines while first quarter net income for 2012 fell slightly to $506 million.