NU Online News Service, July 26, 12:35 p.m. EDT

Liberty Mutual's chief executive left no doubt on where he believes the blame lies for inadequate workers' compensation rate levels, criticizing states—New York and Massachusetts in particular—for not approving steeper increases.

During a conference call to discuss the Boston-based company's results yesterday, David H. Long, president and chief executive officer of Liberty Mutual said workers' comp rate increases in the second quarter were in line with increases seen in the first quarter—up about 9 percent.

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