While overall prescription drug costs per claim in workers compensation continued to dip in 2023, topical medications and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are top cost-drivers, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

NFP Corp., a unit of Aon PLC, said Thursday it has hired former American Global LLC surety leader Jim Merrill, as senior vice president, construction and infrastructure.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by Erie Insurance Exchange and five of its subsidiaries seeking to bar the Maryland Insurance Administration from publicly releasing determination letters regarding discriminatory conduct was correctly dismissed.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries on Tuesday announced a citation and fines against a Wenatchee fruit grower over trench safety violations that led to a worker being buried.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an Ohio pork processing company after two workers became sickened during an ammonia gas exposure incident at the facility.