One Mass Shooting Results in 450 PTSD Claims

Six people sustained physical injuries, but more than 450 city workers have filed workers' compensation claims for mental stress following a mass shooting at Virginia Beach city offices in May that left 12 dead. “That's quite a large number of claims. There's nothing else we have seen that approaches those numbers,” said Mitch Neuhaus, senior vice president of claims at Safety National, which provides the excess coverage for Virginia Beach, and comp insurance for thousands of U.S. cities and counties. The unexpected amount of claims has put the spotlight on how e...