NCCI Rate Filing
NCCI Rate Filing 8-27-18.pdf
OIR Receives Annual Workers’ Compensation Rate Filing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2018Contact 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 2019 Florida workers’ compensation rate filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which proposes a statewide average premium decrease of 13.4%. The…
FIC: WC Rate Decrease of 13.4% Proposed By NCCI
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On August 27, 2018, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed for a 13.4% rate decrease for Florida effective January 1, 2019. Last year the OIR approved a rate decrease of 9.5%. This year’s filing is based on experience data from policy years 2015 and 2016 with the…
FIC: WC Reimbursement Dispute Rule Workshop Held
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) held a rule workshop on May 30, 2018 related to proposed rules for reimbursement disputes between health care providers and carriers. The reimbursement dispute rules are used by the Division to resolve disputes between workers’ compensation carriers and health care providers. By…
FIC: WC Reimbursement Dispute Proposed Rule Changes Released
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) recently released proposed changes (click here) to the administrative rules governing reimbursement disputes between workers’ compensation carriers and health care providers. The proposed changes will be discussed during a rule workshop on May 30, 2018 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm in Tallahassee. …
FIC: Workers’ Comp for First Responder PTSD Goes To Governor
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 376, the first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill, passed the Senate on March 3, 2018 and was sent to the House for approval. On March 5, 2018, the House took up SB 374, substituted the Senate bill for the House bill, and then voted on the Senate bill. …
FIC: Workers’ Comp for First Responder PTSD Passes Senate-Expected to Pass House
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill (SB 376) passed the Senate on March 3, 2018 when the Senate was in an unusual Saturday session. The vote was 33-0. The bill was sent to the House for approval. The House bill, HB 227, was heard on the House…
FIC: Workers’ Comp for First Responder PTSD Heard On House and Senate Floors
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill (HB 227, SB 376) was heard on the House and Senate floors on March 2, 2018 on special order. Thus, the bill is in good posture to pass this year. The House and Senate bills are identical. Starting October 1, 2018,…
FIC: Workers’ Comp for First Responder PTSD Moves To House and Senate Floors
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill (SB 376) will be heard on the Senate floor on March 2, 2018 after clearing the Rules Committee on March 1, 2018 without amendment. The House companion bill, HB 227, has cleared all its assigned committees. Thus, the bill is in good…
FIC: Workers’ Comp for First Responder PTSD Moves Closer to Passage
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill moved closer to passage this week after committees in each chamber approved the bills. The bill loosens the requirements for first responders to collect workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD when there is no physical injury. On February 26, 2018, the House Governmental…