Effectively addressing workers' compensation claims involves two elements: personally reviewing injuries and making decisions that help individual employees recover faster while saving money in the process.

National Underwriter, in partnership with Flasp?hler Research Group, will launch a survey of independent agents this month that will result in the inaugural "NU Producer Choice Awards," to be unveiled in the Oct. 18 edition.

Claims stemming from a workplace shooting last week at a beer distributorship in Connecticut may become the largest workers' compensation payout in the state for an incident of its kind, the Hartford Courant reported.