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Louisiana Worker’s Comp Rates Predicted to Drop by 2.7%

State officials say workers’ compensation insurance rates in Louisiana are likely to drop next year by 2.7 percent. The Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Workforce Commission say the cut was recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. It …

Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Drop in 2015

Fewer workplace injuries and less severe ones will result in lower Louisiana worker’s compensation insurance rates in 2015, the second year in a row and the seventh time in 10 years that rates have fallen. The Department of Insurance reports …

Texas Increase in Workers’ Comp Claims Cost Due to Rise in Med Prices

Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the effect of price increases from earlier reforms, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The …