A Connecticut legislative panel took no action today on a proposal to set up a state workers' compensation fund, which has drawn fire from business groups.
The bill (SB 553) was the subject of a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee, where it encountered strong opposition from insurance trade organizations.
Kristina Baldwin, a lobbyist for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), said the fact that the bill was not reported out by the committee did not completely foreclose action on the measure.
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