Committee Votes to Block Medical Cannabis from Federal Workers’ Comp
- A House appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill blocking federal workers’ compensation programs from covering medical cannabis.
- The 11-7 vote explicitly prohibits these insurance programs from reimbursing medical marijuana expenses for injured federal employees.
- This restrictive legislative policy remains intact despite ongoing administrative discussions regarding rescheduling cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act.
- Consequently, federal agencies will continue resisting medical marijuana integration into workers’ compensation.
Firefighter’s Fatal Cancer Highlighted in Workers’ Comp Investigation
- Fort Worth firefighter Todd Brook has died from stage 4 pancreatic cancer after 30 years of service.
- His death was highlighted in an investigation regarding cancer claims for first responders under workers’ compensation.
- Brook believed his terminal illness resulted from decades of occupational exposure to carcinogens.
- Before his death, he campaigned to secure a living kidney donor for his wife.
ANV Acquires Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions
- ANV Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of Texas-based Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions from a subsidiary of Hub International.
- This transaction expands ANV’s specialty insurance footprint by adding a managing general agent that focuses on middle-market accounts.
- The acquired company specializes in underwriting hard-to-place, monoline workers’ compensation insurance policies.
- Moving forward, the business will maintain its current leadership while leveraging its new parent company’s broader distribution network.