OIR Approves Workers Compensation Rate Reduction
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Final Order approving a 9.5% overall rate reduction and 9.8% premium level decrease for the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). This reduction applies to new and renewal policies effective as of January 1, 2018.
“I am pleased that today’s approval of NCCI’s rate filing will translate into a decrease in workers’ compensation rates for many Florida employers,” stated Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier. “The Office will continue to monitor the marketplace and support reforms that provide additional cost savings for Florida’s businesses.”
“Florida’s job creators will no doubt appreciate this significant cost savings, a step that will support our state’s growing economy,” said Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. “I’m pleased to see the cost of business going down, and as the Legislature looks at our workers’ compensation system, I will be working with them on proposals to lock in these lowering rates.”
The OIR’s approval follows amendments made by NCCI in response to an order issued by the OIR at the end of October.