Category: Florida Workers’ Compensation

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee (“Committee”) held a teleconference meeting on January 29, 2010 to evaluate the FWCJUA investment portfolio’s performance and compliance with FWCJUA policies. Committee members reviewed the status of the six authorized investment …

The meeting materials from the February 1, 2010 Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association Investment Committee meeting can be viewed by clicking the attachment below.

  At its meeting tomorrow, January 26, 2010, the Florida Cabinet is expected to vote on the final adoption of proposed Rule 69O-189.003: Workers’ Compensation; Application and Audit Procedures. Amendments to the proposed Rule would allow electronic signatures in applications for workers’ …

A Joint Audit Committee Workgroup (“Workgroup”) of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) and the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guarantee Association (“FWCIGA”) met via teleconference on Friday, July 15, 2010 and voted to approve a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for …

Rule Chapter 69L-24, entitled “Insurers’ Standards and Practices,” was adopted by the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”) and became effective on January 12, 2010.  Full texts of each Rule can be viewed by clicking the …

With $2.3 billion in written workers’ compensation premium, Florida ranks fifth among the nations most populous states, according to the Workers’ Compensation Annual Report released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, December 31, 2009. Florida law requires …

Certain developments concerning the following rules relating to Florida workers’ compensation law occurred today, December 23, 2009:   Florida Joint Administrative Procedures Council Prompts Changes to Workers’ Compensation:  Application and Audit Procedures Proposed Rule In response to concerns expressed by …

Published today, December 22, 2009, the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) annual workers’ compensation fraud combat report for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 states that national Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has ranked Florida’s anti-fraud …

On December 8, 2009 the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held its quarterly Board of Governors meeting.  Among the actions taken by the Board were the following: Adopted the quarterly Board meeting schedule for 2010; Re-confirmed the current …

During its 2009 National Meeting, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) unanimously approved the “Construction Industry Workers’ Compensation Coverage Act,” which is a model regulation deisgned to afford protection for injured construction workers through transparency, accountability and disclosure.  To …