Legislative & Regulatory News

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier recently issued a Final Order​ granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a statewide overall rate level decrease of 13.8 percent. This applies to both new and renewal workers’ compensation insurance policies effective in Florida as of January 1, 2019. Governor Rick Scott… [Read more]

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak recently announced that Tennessee workers’ compensation insurance premiums will decrease for the sixth consecutive year to a record low, continuing the trend of substantial savings created for Tennessee employers and workers. “I am pleased to see… [Read more]

Oakland, CA – Cal/OSHA’s emergency regulations requiring certain employers in California to electronically submit each year their Form 300A summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses to federal OSHA have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The following employers must submit online the Form 300A covering calendar year 2017 by December 31, 2018:… [Read more]

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier recently issued an Order notifying the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that its 2019 rate filing proposing a 13.4 percent decrease, if amended by November 7, 2018, will be approved as a slightly larger workers’ compensation rate decrease of 13.8 percent. Approval of a revised rate… [Read more]

Lansing, MI – For the eighth consecutive year, Michigan workers and job providers will benefit from the Michigan’s workers’ compensation system as the state’s pure premium advisory rate for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease by 8.3 percent for 2019. Comparatively, the national average change in the rate was a decrease of only 0.7 percent. Michigan… [Read more]

Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission recently announced that some of the procedures concerning its Mediation Services Program have been revised and provided revised guidelines. The revisions were effective beginning November 1, 2018, and the Commission will continue to monitor to determine if revisions are necessary. Parties in a litigated matter may request… [Read more]

Denver, CO – The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), has approved a reduction of 16.7 percent for the average “loss costs” component of workers’ compensation premiums for 2019. This continues the large decrease seen last fall when the Division announced a 12.7 percent reduction for 2018. This… [Read more]

Hartford, CT – Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade recently announced that the Insurance Department has approved a decrease of nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped. “This steady drop – nearly 50 percent over the last five years – has helped business owners… [Read more]

Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is proposing five new forms to help insurance carriers submit requests for reimbursement from the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF). Use of these forms will be voluntary. The forms are designed to help meet filing requirements under 28 Texas Administrative Code §116.11 and… [Read more]

Austin, TX – On October 15, 2018, Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, Cassie Brown adopted amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, concerning designated doctor procedures and requirements. The adoption order was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 15, 2018, and was be published in the October 26, 2018,… [Read more]