One of the themes of my campaign is that I have actually gotten some things done in Dover during my time there. Everyone agrees that our state has some serious problems that need to be addressed, the difference is that I actually have a track record suggesting I can take on those problems.

Yesterday’s announcement of another workers compensation premium cut in Delaware is another good example of that. I announced an 11.5% workers compensation premium cut yesterday, which combined with the 17-22% cut I announced in November, means that we have cut workers compensation rates by about 30% in Delaware in less than a year. The first cut was the result of our office’s intensive scrutiny of the insurance carriers’ accounting practices, yesterday’s cut was the result of bi-partisan legislation I helped craft to reduce the underlying medical costs of workers compensation. And we were able to do all of this with no impact on the awards injured workers receive, or on the quality of medical care they receive. It is a huge boost for our business community.

When I ran for Insurance Commissioner in 2004, the business community told me that workers compensation premiums were its highest insurance priority. I promised to address it, and I did. Now we have some concrete results to show for it—with more cuts expected before the end of the year. My opponent and I are both making a fair number of promises during this campaign. The difference is that I have a record of working across party lines to get mine done.