Legislation Archives

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Exclusive Remedy in Workers’ Compensation Case

Dan Leporati
December 5, 2014

“The Florida Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision Thursday, December 4, in Leticia Morales v. Zenith Insurance Company, upholding the workers’ compensation system as the exclusive remedy for injured parties.”…

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California ranks highest for workers’ compensation costs

Paul Hughes
October 24, 2014

Not that it is any surprise, but in a newly released report California has been ranked as the most expensive state for workers’ compensation cost. Going back historically California was…

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Hopeful Outlook for Workers’ Comp

Paul Hughes
September 26, 2014

Just like that we are in the last quarter of 2014, which means there is valuable data that has been compiled to tell us how the workers’ comp market is…

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NAPEO Publishes New White Paper Entitled Professional Employer Organizations: Keeping Turnover Low and Survival High

Paul Hughes
September 25, 2014

In further exploring the impact of PEOs and their potential to help small businesses better meet the challenges of today’s demanding economic conditions, this follow-up study examines employee turnover and…

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Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium 2014 – Network. Learn. Be Inspired.

Paul Hughes
September 9, 2014

Happening today: Over 400 forward thinking insurers, intermediaries and agents come together to share new ideas, trends and concepts related to insurance distribution, underwriting, and automation. Risk Transfer CEO Paul…

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NCCI Proposes Decrease to Florida Workers Compensation Rates with 2015 Rate Filing

Paul Hughes
August 25, 2014

The Office of Insurance Regulation today received the 2015 Florida workers’ compensation rate filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which proposes a statewide average rate decrease of…

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NCCI Update on Endorsement, Definitions, and Data Subcommittees

Paul Hughes
August 18, 2014

The updates below are provided by the NCCI and its subcommittees representing PEO/Temp Staffing ventures such as 1) new PEO alternate co-employment endorsement, 2) PEO vs Temp Staffing definitions, and…

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69th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference

Paul Hughes
August 15, 2014

Join Risk Transfer and RiskMD at this year’s annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference. We will be speaking during industry breakouts, hosting meetings with partners and clients, and also promoting the…

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