September 27, 2016 – Insurance Journal by Amy O’Connor The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has given contingent approval for an overall statewide workers’ compensation rate increase of 14.5 percent to take effect Dec. 1, 2016. The rate increase is in response to two recent Supreme Court rulings undoing reforms passed in 2003 and […]
Proposed hike in workers comp deserves transparency
September 22, 2016 – The Florida Times-Union, Guest Column by Barbara Petersen, First Amendment Foundation President Florida’s extraordinary tradition of open government is founded on the simple but essential concept that the people have a right to know how and why the government makes decisions on their behalf. After all, it’s our government. So when […]
Provide transparency in worker’s comp rate hike
September 22, 2016 – The Gainesville Sun by Barbara Petersen/ Special to The Sun Florida’s extraordinary tradition of open government is founded on the simple but essential concept that the people have a right to know how and why the government makes decisions on their behalf. After all, it’s our government. So when a government […]