October 24, 2022
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 …
October 21, 2022
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 …
August 25, 2022
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 …
May 11, 2022
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 …
November 1, 2021
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 …
October 4, 2021
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 …
September 29, 2021
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 …
September 3, 2021
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 …
August 6, 2021
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 …
May 12, 2021
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 …