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#1 Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried
Nov 18 2025 // Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking the ninth straight year of rate cuts in the state. The average...
#2 Texas Workers’ Compensation System Reports $12M Loss in 2024, Report Finds
Nov 10 2025 // The Texas workers’ compensation system saw a modest $12 million loss in 2024 as insurers reported an increase in direct losses paid and overall, according to a report compiled by the Insurance Council Texas...
#3 Viewpoint: California Workers’ Comp Outlook And What Stakeholders Need to Know
Nov 4 2025 // Workers’ compensation insurance premium rates in California have been in a steady decline for many years, after a series of reforms to the system reduced claim payouts, and subsequent changes to the experience...
#4 How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
Nov 26 2025 // Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad...
#5 People Moves: XPT Specialty Adds Ornce to Workers’ Comp Division
Nov 21 2025 // Chris Ornce XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Chris Ornce as a senior vice president in its workers’ compensation division. With over 15 years in the industry, Ornce has a reputation...
#6 Delaware Supreme Court Revives Workers’ Compensation Insurer’s UIM Subrogation
Nov 13 2025 // The Delaware Supreme Court has revived a workers’ compensation insurer’s claim for subrogation in a case where an employee injured while driving for her employer received payment from her employer’s...
#7 Texas Courier Service to Pay $800K in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Nov 4 2025 // Trinity Couriers Inc., a courier service based in San Antonio, pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The company agreed to pay...
#8 Zurich, Arrowsight Camera-Coaching Pilot Slashes NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nov 20 2025 // A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety and a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency. According to insurer...
#9 Connecticut Approves Workers’ Compensation Cost Decrease for 2026
Nov 3 2025 // Connecticut’s insurance regulator has approved an industry filing that will lower workers’ compensation rates beginning January 1, 2026. The new voluntary market rates will reflect an average 3.8% decrease in...
#10 Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Trending Up
Nov 17 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...
#11 New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
Nov 26 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The...
#12 Arizona Workers’ Comp Rates Fall for a 12th Straight Year
Nov 17 2025 // Workers’ compensation rates in Arizona are set to go down 6.7% next year. The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions reviewed the annual National Council on Compensation Insurance rate filing for...
#13 Missouri to See Small Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2026
Nov 20 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a...
#14 Geo Study Highlights Regional Cost Differences in California Workers’ Comp
Nov 25 2025 // Where an injured worker lives in California and receives care can significantly affect claim frequency, complexity and overall costs, a new study shows. The newly released Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
#15 Workers’ Comp Continues to Lead P/C industry With Strong Profits
Nov 3 2025 // Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, workers’ compensation continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as prices...
#16 Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates Dropping Again
Nov 17 2025 // Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1. The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%,...
