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The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has revised its previous 17.1% rate increase filing in light of the Florida Supreme Court’s recent decision in Westphal. The proposed increase is now 19.6%. The effective date of the proposed rates is October 1, 2016. However, the Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a public hearing on […]
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For the second time in six weeks, the Florida Supreme Court has held part of Florida’s workers’ compensation law to be unconstitutional. In Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of section 440.15(2)(a), Florida Statutes, which cuts off disability benefits at 104 weeks for a worker who is totally disabled […]
Since a Florida Supreme Court ruling last month, the Florida workers’ compensation market has been the subject of considerable speculation regarding the potential rate impact. That question was answered last week when the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) submitted a filing to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) providing for a 17.1 percent […]
Florida’s exit from the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) takes effect June 1. Florida becomes the second state to leave NIMA after Louisiana exited the agreement last year. Representatives of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) commented that while NIMA achieved its intended benefits for the participating states, they are disappointed that participation did […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a request for proposals from firms interested in performing an analysis of alternatives to Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) laws. The OIR intends to engage a firm this month, with a goal of presenting a final report to executive and legislative branch officials by September 2. The […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has published notice of a public hearing relating to its adoption of the 2015 and 2016 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbooks. Additionally, the Office of Insurance Regulation plans to hold a public hearing relating to its adoption of the current version of the NAIC quarterly and annual statement instructions […]
Governor Scott has signed SB 1422 into law, meaning that Florida has adopted the Own-Risk and Solvency Assessment (“ORSA”) reporting requirement. SB 1422 is now known as Chapter Law 2016-206. A companion bill, SB 1416 (now known as Chapter Law 2016-205), provides for the confidentiality of information contained in the ORSA reports. An Own-Risk and […]
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