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Kansas Agency Approve Cut in Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

| May 31, 1996 | Boulton, Guy | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

May 31--The Kansas Insurance Department has approved an 11.5 percent reduction in rates for workers' compensation insurance the largest decrease in several decades.

The reduction, effective Saturday, will trim $39.2 million from the more than $400 million that Kansas employers paid for workers' compensation insurance last year.

The rate reduction follows a 7.5 percent, or $25.5 million, decrease last year.

Workers' compensation insurance covers job-related injuries or diseases. Rates are based on a percentage of the employer's payroll and vary based on the employee's occupation.

Kansas has more than 600 categories under its system.

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