Category: Florida Workers’ Compensation

  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.   Among the items approved by the Board included a premium level decrease …

  The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Operations Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on August 30, 2010.  Chase Selected As FWCJUA Bank The Committee began the agenda with the competitive bidding selection of a primary bank for the …

  Adopted by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) and effective September 15, 2010, Rule 69L-6.026, F.A.C., entitled “Periodic Reports,” establishes procedures for filing periodic reports by employers that have been issued Stop-Work Orders for failing to comply with …

  The National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) delivered its annual workers’ compensation rate filing to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation today, August 18, 2010. Based upon its review of the most recent data available, NCCI has proposed an …

  The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Producer Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on August 9, 2010 and approved two items related to the FWCJUA’s new online producer application process.  Beginning September 1, 2010, the organization will require that …

    The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”)  held a hearing today, July 15, 2010, on proposed Rule 69L-6.026 entitled “Periodic Reports.”   The proposed Rule would provide guidance to employers on submitting mandatory quarterly reports …

  Pursuant to Section 627.215, Florida Statutes, each insurer group writing workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance in the State of Florida is required to file a Workers’ Compensation Excessive Profits Reporting Form F (Form F) with the Florida Office …

  The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings is reviewing existing procedural Rules for the adjudication of workers’ compensation claims in Florida.  Proposed amendments would conform the Rules to the most recent statutory changes, as well as to seek to incorporate …

  Pursuant to a Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) order issued on June 17, 2010, the assessment rate for the Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund has been set at 0.98 percent beginning January 1, 2011. The DFS has …

Prompted by a change in Florida’s Special Disability Trust Fund assessment, the National Council on Compensation Insurance made a May 7, 2010 filing with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) that includes a proposed 4.2 percent rate decrease. A May 11 press release …