Florida House Insurance Subcommittee To Tackle Workers’ Compensation Claims Issues Today
Jan 25, 2017
With an array of legal pending legal and statewide rate increase issues as a backdrop, the Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will hold Part One of a Panel Discussion on issues relating to Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (ET) today, January 25, 2017.
To access the live Webcast, click here or go to www.TheFloridaChannel.org.
Andrew Sabolic, Assistant Director of Florida’s Division of Workers’ Compensation, will begin the discussion with a review of the Florida workers’ compensation claim life cycle.
Additional panel members include:
- Tom Koval, Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer, QFCCI Group
- Tom Stahl, Executive Director, Florida United Business Association
- Marc Salm, VP of Risk Management, Publix Supermarkets
- Shelby Johnson, President, Johnson Construction
- Kimberly Syfrett, Secretary, Florida Workers’ Advocates
- David Langham, Deputy Chief Judge, Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
- Fraser Cobbe, Executive Director, Florida Orthopaedic Society
The Subcommittee will tackle a comprehensive list of discussion concepts relating to workers’ compensation claims centering on the following questions:
- What reforms would help achieve an effective level of attorney involvement and associated cost factors?
- What reforms to attorneys’ fees should be considered?
- What reforms should be made to temporary indemnity benefits?
To view the list of discussion topics, click here and go to page nine.
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