Florida Workers’ Comp Rates for 2021
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announces the release 2021 workers’ compensation rates. OIR has lowered rates for 2021 for both renewed and newly written workers’ compensation policies. The…
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Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job.
Employers pay for this insurance, and shall not require the employee to contribute to the cost of compensation. Weekly cash benefits and medical care are paid by the employer’s insurance carrier, as directed by the Workers’ Compensation Board. The Workers’ Compensation Board is a state agency that processes the claims. If Board intervention is necessary, it will determine whether that insurer will reimburse for cash benefits and/or medical care, and the amounts payable.
Friday the 13th! Weekly PEO News Round Up
Did you know that Friday the 13th occurs in any month that begins on a Sunday? Quite simple math but I never really thought about it! The fear of Friday…
California Workers’ Comp COVID-19 Claim Count Tops 50,000
Below is a quick COVID update from workerscompensation.com regarding COVID claims in California. Let’s hope this downward trend continues! Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The California workers’ compensation COVID-19 monthly claim…
OIR Orders Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2021
Florida Workers’ Comp Insurance Rate Decrease Order TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued an Order to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) requesting an amended rate filing…
More Important Information on Covid-19; CDC and Workers’ Compensation
The start of Flu Season, a potential 2nd Wave of Covid-19 and employers focusing on phased re-openings here are the latest updates and reminders for things you need to know.…
When Robert Hartwig Talks, People Listen…
As I was pulling this post together, for good reason, the old EF Hutton commercials we grew up with (dating myself)… …came to mind. “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen”……
Workers compensation insurance coverage for general aviation business
Workers compensation coverage As the country slowly starts to reopen and travel restrictions begin to be lifted, it reminds me of how hard the travel industry has been impacted by…
Report: COVID-19 Accounts for 1-in-9 California Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020
Wow — We are seeing a depletion of capacity/increased costs for health care and other “client-facing” industries. The why — “CWCI says that brings the total for the year to…