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Arkansas Workers’ Comp Insurance Rate to Drop

Arkansas officials say the cost that a majority of Arkansas employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance is dropping because of a decrease in the number of work-related injuries over the past two years. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced that …

Ohio Workers’ Comp Rates for Local Governments Declining

Ohio public employers applauded an average 9.1 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for local governments that was approved by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors. The new rates covering 3,800 cities, counties, townships, villages, schools …

Illinois Workers’ Comp Rates Expected to Fall in 2015

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state’s workers’ compensation insurance rates will drop 5.5 percent next year. Quinn announced Wednesday the cut in rates is being recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, which annually reviews payments and fees …

Ohio Workers’ Comp Agency Proposes 6.3% Cut in Rates

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) staff proposed that the Board of Directors approve a 6.3 percent reduction to base rates beginning July 1. If approved, this cut would mark the eighth consecutive year in which private sector rates …

Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decrease

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana effective May 1, 2014. Commissioner Donelon recently approved a 5.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs submitted by the National Council on …

Delaware Workers’ Compensation Panel Releases Report

A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers’ fee schedules. The recommendation is included in a report released Monday by the workers compensation task force. …

Delaware Workers’ Compensation Panel Meets

A state panel looking at soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is considering a two-year freeze on inflation-based fee increases for medical providers. The proposal is one of several the panel was to consider at its meeting Friday in Wilmington. …