Insurance Commissioner Approves 3.19% Rate Decrease

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Theodore K. Nickel has approved a 3.19% decrease in workers' compensation rates, effective Oct. 1, the Department of Workforce Development announced in a press release on Tuesday. "Indicators like this only highlight that Wisconsin's economy is heading in the right direction under the leadership of Gov. (Scott) Walker," stated Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen. "With Wisconsin having the second fastest rate of private sector job growth in May of 2016, now we can add decreasing workers compensation rates. This underscores that...