Florida Appeals Court Upsets Applecart on Workers’ Comp Statute of Limitations January 16, 2025 By William Rabb A recent decision and concurring opinion by a Florida appeals court may have upset years of practice and could raise...
Patriot National Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection February 1, 2018 In accordance with a previously-agreed restructuring plan with lenders, Patriot National, Inc., an insurance technology and outsourcing firm, has officially...
2017 Florida Insurance Legislation to Watch March 3, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The Florida insurance market has been a hotbed of controversy over the last year, and many are looking at the...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Florida Workers’ Comp System November 10, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The United States Supreme Court has refused to review a Florida case challenging the state’s entire workers’ compensation system, which...
It’s Official: Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Going Up Nearly 15% October 11, 2016 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued a final order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation...
Florida Approves 14.5% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike in Response to Court Rulings September 27, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has given contingent approval for an overall statewide workers’ compensation rate increase of...
Florida Awaiting Final Workers’ Comp Rate Decision September 20, 2016 By Christa Solfanelli The rate impact of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings on the state’s workers’ compensation system is currently in the hands...
NCCI Proposes Nearly 20% Florida Workers Comp Rate Increase July 5, 2016 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced July 1 that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed an...
Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down State Cap on Temporary Disability Benefits June 9, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling today that the state’s...
NCCI Seeks to Raise Florida Workers’ Comp Rates by 17% in Light of Court Ruling May 31, 2016 By Amy O'Connor Florida businesses could soon be paying almost 20 percent more for workers’ compensation coverage. In response to a recent decision...