Florida commissioner decreases workers’ comp rates
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued a final order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an overall decrease of 6.6 percent for workers’ compensation rates. The new rate applies to both new and renewal policies effective in Florida as of January 1, 2021. The decision is supported both by Governor Ron DeSantis and state CFO Jimmy Patronis. Florida Daily
How the global pandemic impacts workers’ comp insurance
In the wake of the pandemic, workers’ compensation insurance is on employers’ minds, as well as whether it covers exposure to COVID-19. Who should get protected? Full-time or part-time employees? Seasonal or contract workers? Family members? Forbes
Ex-Verizon employee accused illegally collecting $19K in workers’ comp
A 44-year-old former Verizon employee has been arrested after an investigation by New York officials found she allegedly lied about injuries to collect more than $19,000 in workers’ compensation. Video surveillance allegedly showed that last year she was exercising in gyms and conducting errands with no apparent distress, despite having claimed carpal-tunnel related injuries. The Citizen (Auburn, N.Y.)
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Is Farage’s Reform Party onto something?
Resentment of lockdowns is growing in the U.K., if not in Parliament. “Britain’s two tribes have become increasingly visible, and nowhere more so than along the same city/town fault line that drove Brexit,” writes journalist Gavin Haynes. Unherd