The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce declared victory Thursday in a judge's decision to increase workers' compensation pure premiums by 18.4%.
The group said it was the only business association to actively oppose a call for boosting rates by 32.9%.
Chief Administrative Law Judge Marvin Kittrell on Monday rejected recommendations by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that pure premiums -- also known as loss costs -- be increased by 32.9%.
Kittrell's ruling came nearly a year after the NCCI rates were scheduled to take effect and resolved opposition ...
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