Attorney Fee Ruling could mean Comp Rate Hikes

Florida's workers compensation insurance may be seeing rate increases in the double digits by August due to the fallout of a recent Florida Supreme Court decision.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., which files rates on behalf of Florida's workers comp insurers and other stakeholders, proposed a 15% rate increase Friday in response to a recent Florida Supreme Court decision deeming it unconstitutional to cap claimant attorney fees. The increase accounts for the potential impact the court ruling could have.

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