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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 29, 2019 Contact Info:Karen Kees(850) 413-2515Press@floir.com Florida Law Reminder for Early Prescription Refills TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order 19-190 expanding the state of emergency to all 67 counties in Florida as the state prepares for Hurricane Dorian, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) issued the following notice…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2019Contact Info: Karen Kees, (850) 413-2515, Press@floir.com OIR Receives Annual Workers’ Compensation Rate Filing TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has received the 2020 Florida workers’ compensation rate filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which proposes a statewide average premium decrease of 5.4%. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On August 27, 2019, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed for a 5.4% rate decrease for Florida effective January 1, 2020 due, in part, to declining claim frequency and flattening claim severity. This is the third consecutive year with a rate decrease. The OIR approved a rate…