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Texas Plans Hearings on Workers’ Comp Rates and Relativities

The Texas Department of Insurance has scheduled public hearings to review rates charged by insurers for workers’ compensation insurance in this state, and to consider revised Texas workers’ compensation classification relativities. The hearings will proceed consecutively, and will begin at …

Florida Approves Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates

Florida regulators are approving a drop in workers’ compensation insurance rates. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty this past week announced that he was approving a rate drop for insurers that provide coverage for on-the-job injuries. Rates will drop overall by 5.2 …

Delaware Lowers Workers’ Comp Rates

State lawmakers have given final approval to legislation aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates in Delaware. The bill approved unanimously by the Senate on Wednesday calls for a 33 percent reduction in medical costs for workers compensation cases over …

No Increase in Washington Workers’ Comp Rate for 2013

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced it is proposing no increase in the average rate for workers’ compensation insurance. If adopted, this would be the second straight year with no increase in workers’ comp rates. “Had the Governor …