How Workers’ Compensation Fared in 2012 Florida Legislature March 15, 2012 By Michael Adams While their debates over property insurance and no-fault auto insurance consumed the attention of state officials and the media, Florida...
Florida Lawmakers Tackle Check Cashing Ties to Workers’ Comp Fraud February 1, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida lawmakers are looking to give regulators and law enforcement officials more flexibility to investigate check cashing companies that may...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Growing: WCRI Study January 17, 2012 Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Florida, which dropped in the year following system reforms in 2003, showed signs of...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Rate Hike Irks Businesses January 16, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida small businesses seeing their second workers’ compensation rate increase in as many years are calling on the state to...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Healthy: State Report January 6, 2012 The state’s annual report on workers’ compensation insurance says Florida’s market is “competitive,” and availability of coverage is not a...
Zurich, Patriot National in Deal to Offer Workers’ Comp Captive Program in Florida December 14, 2011 By Michael Adams A Florida workers’ compensation insurer has reached a deal with a California company to underwrite its workers’ compensation policies through...
Florida Convicts North Carolina Man in $2.7 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud November 30, 2011 A North Carolina man has been sentenced to four years in a Florida prison and ordered to pay more than...
Florida Looks to Manage State’s Workers’ Compensation Costs November 29, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida officials are looking for ways to reduce the state government’s workers’ compensation costs and considering changing some mandates that...
Florida Approves 8.9% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase October 25, 2011 By Michael Adams Employers in Florida will be paying more for workers’ compensation coverage next year following the state insurance chief’s approval of...
Florida Weighs Workers’ Comp Hike, Cost of Doctor-Dispensed Drugs October 13, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida employers could have to pay more in workers’ compensation premiums if regulators go along with a proposed statewide average...