McCarty Joins Call for Lawmakers to Intervene in Murray Debate

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has joined business groups and insurers in calling on lawmakers to take action following last week's decision by the Florida Supreme Court to strike down the 2003 cap on claimants' attorneys' fees in workers' compensation cases.McCarty's agency, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), announced Monday that an amended rate filing McCarty ordered from the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) brings total reductions in workers' compensation rates down 58% since a series of reforms passed as SB 50A took eff...