The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, in favor of a broad system reform measure last year that was defeated at the last moment, is moving forward with a reform measure of its own to the extent that regulatory proposals can change the system. The DLIR website states that the workers' comp system in the state is broken. "The Work Loss Data Institute gave Hawaii's workers' compensation system an 'F' for the years 2001 and 2002, noting that Hawaii has gone from 'bad to worse'" DLRI says. AM Best reported that premiums in Hawaii on an average, increased 24% in 2003 the recently ...
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