The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Medicare Reimbursement Manual Panel met on Thursday, November 20, 2008 to consider testimony and comments regarding proposed Rule 69L-7.501 relating to Medicare’s...
On Friday, November 21, 2008, the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, scheduled a Rule hearing regarding the following proposed Rule: 69L-7.020: Florida Workers’...
The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held an Audit Committee (“Committee”) meeting on November 19, 2008 to review the Audit Committee Charter Procedures Checklist...
A public Rulemaking Development Workshop was held on November 17, 2008 by the Florida Office of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation to discuss proposed Rules and the name change of Ch. 69L-56,...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) submitted an amended workers’ compensation rate filing to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, November 14, 2008, in...
On Monday, November 10, 2008, the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Workers’ Compensation held a public Workshop on proposed Rule 69L-6.028 entitled “Procedures for Imputing...
On Friday, October 31, 2008, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Committee (“FWCJUA”) held an Investment Committee (“Committee”) meeting to review the investment portfolio for...
The Florida Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) released an update on last week’s Supreme Court decision to invalidate the attorney fee caps passed with the 2003 workers’ compensation reforms. The...
The Florida Supreme Court issued a decision today, October 23, 2008, in the case of Murray v. Mariners Health/ACE USA. The Supreme Court decision reverses the 2006 First District Court of Appeal decision in Murray v. Mariners...
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced today, October 15, 2008, that he has disapproved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (“NCCI”) August 27, 2008 rate filing for...