National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) News

Connecticut Approves 3% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Costs for 2023

Connecticut businesses will see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2023. The Connecticut Insurance Department has officially approved an average decrease of 3% to workers’ compensation pure premium loss costs in the voluntary market. There …

NCCI: Almost One Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms

Nearly a quarter of workers’ compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The researchers found workers who were hospitalized for …

NCCI Recommends 8.4% Cut in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023

The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending an average 8.4% cut in workers’ compensation rates for the Florida voluntary market – the seventh straight reduction and double the size of the decrease for this year. The recommendation, which will …

Claims Frequency Up for 2021, but Workers’ Comp Profitability ‘Unprecedented’

For the first time in more than a decade, workers’ compensation claims frequency, outside of COVID-19 illness claims, increased in the United States last year. But not to worry, the trend won’t last, and the workers’ comp industry continues to …

Report Sounds Alarm Over Workers With Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms

About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of people to suffer functional impairment for extended lengths of time, according to a report released by the National Council on …

Workers’ Compensation Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion, Reports NCCI

Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. A.M. Best also released a report concluding …

Workers’ Comp Pays More Than Group Health to Treat Similar Injuries: NCCI Study

Workers’ compensation pays more than group health to treat comparable injuries, according to a research brief issued by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Although the workers’ compensation benefit delivery system is specifically geared to the needs of employers and …

Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Set to Decrease, Again

Florida workers’ compensation rates are set to decline again as the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed a statewide rate decrease of 4.9% in the voluntary market. The rates would take effect Jan. 1, 2022 if approved by …

New Hampshire Experiences Continued Stability in Workers’ Comp Market

The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) approved a rate proposal filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 8% on average. “Over the past several years, the state has worked hard, in …

Workers’ Compensation Numbers Indicate Strong Performance During 2020 Pandemic

Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers’ compensation industry’s net written premium dropped 10% to $42 billion in 2020. However, private insurers posted a profitable calendar year combined ratio of 87, the industry’s fourth …