state insurance fund News

Ohio Appeals Ruling That Employers Were Overcharged

The state is appealing a court ruling that says Ohio’s state insurance fund for injured workers set up an illegal rating system that resulted in employers being overcharged nearly $860 million over several years. The unanimous decision by the 8th …

Florida Insurance Fund Stronger as Storm Season Looms

Florida is heading into a new storm season with some good news for once. The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years – maybe the best since …

Ohio Injured Workers Fund Battling Painkillers

Nearly a third of the prescriptions the state’s insurance fund for injured workers paid for last year were for powerful narcotics, part of a 37 percent increase in the use of such drugs – mainly addictive painkillers – the agency …