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  A Look Back at 2011

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 28, 2011

  As in previous years, our December issue offers a retrospective of the topics we covered over these past 12 months. We provided extensive coverage on property insurance, legislative and regulatory actions, workers' compensation, excess and surplus lines, agency management topics, health care, and many of the ancillary lines of coverage...

• McCarty Approves Rate Hike for Florida’s Work Comp

  By Joan Collier and Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 24, 2011

  Workers' compensation rates will increase an average of 8.9 percent overall on Jan. 1, 2012.

• Montana Workers' Comp Bills Advance Amid Uncertain Future

  By Associated Press  |  February 13, 2011

  Montana lawmakers intent on decreasing workers' compensation insurance rates said that a Republican-backed deal favored by many businesses will need to be reworked in the Senate.

• Let’s Get to Work!

  By Thomas J. Maida, Wes Strickland  |  January 1, 2011

  During his “Let’s Get to Work” campaign, Rick Scott said he wanted to reduce workers’ compensation rates by 35 percent. What is far less clear is whether the Legislature shares his appetite for these cuts and other significant workers’ compensation reform.

• Rick Scott Is Right - Let's Get to Work!

  By Cecil Pearce  |  December 1, 2010

  Newly elected Florida Gov. Rick Scott's theme for his campaign was "Let's get to work!" He is correct. It is time for Florida's policy makers to get to work rebuilding the economy, including insurance markets, one of the critical components.

• Florida OIR Approves 7.8% Hike in Workers' Comp Rates

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 15, 2010

  Florida OIR says it will approved a workers' comp rate hike of 7.8 percent.

• Good News in Florida's WC Annual Report

  By Ray Neff  |  January 21, 2010

  Amid the general economic gloom nationwide, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) offered some welcome news.