Category: Florida Workers’ Compensation
May 24, 2016
In Informational Bulletin OIR-16-03M issued today, May 24, 2015, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier addressed the use of unfiled side agreements in conjunction with workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance policies applicable to risks and exposures in Florida, explaining …
Apr 28, 2016
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) advised today, April 28, 2016, that the Florida Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases with a potential impact on Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance rates. In Castellanos v. Next Door Company, the Florida Supreme …
Apr 20, 2016
In a potentially far-reaching opinion issued today, April 20, 2016, a Florida appeals court struck down a state law that restricted a police officer from paying a law firm to help her pursue workers’ compensation insurance benefits. The First …
Dec 23, 2015
As Florida’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”) begins development on Rules that govern the process for resolution of reimbursement disputes between workers’ compensation carriers and health care providers, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) will hold a Florida …
Dec 23, 2015
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit that questioned the constitutionality of the state’s workers-compensation insurance system, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reported today, December 23, 2015. The case involved Julio Cortes, who alleged …
Nov 6, 2015
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) advised today, November 6, 2015, that it has received a request from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) to consider supplemental information related to the expense constant, indemnity trend, and profit and …
Oct 22, 2015
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that focuses on the question of whether the state’s workers’ compensation system should be the exclusive remedy for workers who get injured on the job. PoliticoFlorida.com’s Christine Sexton reported …
Aug 28, 2015
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation recently participated in the 70th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference together with the Workers’ Compensation Institute. During the event, DWC representatives presented a breakout session on the various aspects of Florida’s workers’ compensation …
Aug 27, 2015
A recently revised Rule relating to Florida workers’ compensation record maintenance and production becomes effective September 6, 2015, along with amendments to regulations governing the conditional release of Stop-Work Orders and Periodic Payment Agreements, according to the Florida Division …
Aug 20, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes NCCI Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease Proposal Submitted to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Today The National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) delivered its annual workers’ compensation insurance rate filing to the Florida …