Employers Denied 11% of Claims, But Paid Benefits in Half of Them

Florida insurers and employers denied, in whole or in part, 11% of all workers’ compensation claims in 2015, but ended up paying benefits in about half of the claims they initially rejected. That is one of several notable statistics contained in a power point presentation that the state Division of Workers’ Compensation posted Friday to provide an overview of a presentation made by its staffers during the Workers’ Compensation Institute's education conference in Orlando last week. The DWC says in the power point that 253,667 workers’ compensation claims ...