Category: Florida Workers’ Compensation

  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”) advised yesterday, February 7, 2011, that its Proof of Coverage database has been updated to include additional information on each employer, including the number of reported employees, the governing classification code and the scope of business …

Reprinted from the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations Web page (www.fapeo.org)   EL – An “employee leasing company” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other form of business entity engaged in an arrangement whereby the entity assigns its …

  The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Bureau of Compliance issued a Joint Report today, December 22, 2010, in which their respective efforts and activities in combating workers’ compensation …

  Florida’s “Three Member Panel” (“Panel”) met in Tallahassee on December 13, 2010 to review the following items: Reimbursement methodology to determine usual and customary charges for hospital outpatient services Drafting the Panel’s Biennial Report. Medical Reimbursement Dispute and Overutilization …

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met on December 7, 2010.  The following is a brief summary of Board actions:   2011 FWCJUA Board Appointments The Board unanimously voted to have FWCJUA Executive Director …

  The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on December 10, 2010 to discuss formulating a competitive solicitation for a long-term FWCJUA investment manager. The Committee’s goal is have a vendor selected for …

  The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association, Inc. (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee (“Committee”) met on November 19, 2010, during which it voted to recommend to the FWCJUA Board of Directors (“Board”) that Merrill Lynch be hired on a short-term basis …

During a teleconference today, November 1, 2010, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Producer Committee (“Committee”) approved revisions that will streamline the process of coverage submissions for online applications. Programming changes would enable the following forms to be …

  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved a 7.8 percent workers’ compensation rate increase today, October 15, 2010.  This rate is lower than the 8.3 percent originally requested by the National Council on Compensation Insurance at a hearing earlier this …

  The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held a combined Annual Membership Meeting and Board of Governors (“Board”) meeting on September 8, 2010 in Sarasota, Florida.   5.5 Percent Rate Decrease Approved for 2011 During its meeting, the Board approved an …