Allstate Insurance not liable for fire loss after named insurer moved off premises By Lonce Lamonte - April 4, 2026 A trial court’s ruling was affirmed by the Supreme Court in New York because the named insured was not living in the premises where the fire occurred.  In 2003, Virginia Eannace transferred  ownership of a house she owned in Utica, New York to an irrevocable family trust managed by relatives.  Read More

California Public Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Fell Last Year, But Losses Hit New Highs: Businesswire   January 12, 2026 OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third consecutive year, both the number and frequency of work injury claims reported by California’s public self-insured employers declined last year, even as total paid and incurred workers’ compensation losses continued to rise, according to a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) review of data compiled by the state Office of Self-Insurance Plans (OSIP).

Comp court reinstates PTSD benefits for officer after fatal struggle: Business Insurance  December 9, 2025 https://www.businessinsurance.com/workers-amputation-from-laceration-infection-compensable-judge/: Business Insurance   December 3, 2025 A wave of mental health claims is blowing a hole in NSW workers’ comp: HCAmag.com  December 2, 2025

Growing Severe Convective Storm losses now driven by hailstorms By Lonce Lamonte - April 3, 2026 A new report from Allianz Commercial states hailstorms are driving record insured damages from Severe ... Read More

Cumulative Trauma claims in California have put Employers Holdings, Inc., into a loss of earnings By Lonce Lamonte - April 2, 2026 California Cumulative Trauma (CT) claims have pushed insurer Employers Holdings, Inc. into a steep earni... Read More

Division of Workers' Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meeting scheduled for April 15, 2026 By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - March 26, 2026 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee meeting is sched... Read More

Porch Pirates, Insurance, And Are Those Exploding Packages Legal? By Jorge Alexandria - January 25, 2026   Online shopping has made it easy for everyone to get pretty much anything... Read More

Attorney George Woolverton’s new firm name really is Woolverton Woolverton and Wolsey. It’s not Woolverton Wolsey and Woolverton. By Lonce Lamonte - October 20, 2025 George Woolverton, a veteran workers' compensation defense attorney who specializes in claims defense, labor law and 132a, liability ... Read More