The Travelers Cos. on Tuesday reported second quarter net income of $557 million, a 6% increase from $524 million in the prior-year quarter.

For the first half

MTI America, a provider of workers’ comp ancillary health care services, has hired Marc Pyatt as its physical medicine national product leader.

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Pie Insurance, which sells workers’ comp policies online directly to small businesses, has expanded into four additional states: Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and West Virginia. 

A federal appellate court overturned an award of black lung benefits to a coal miner, finding a judge had erred in rejecting the opinion of

Autonomous vehicles could save the workers’ compensation industry billions of dollars by reducing accidents, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

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