National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) News

West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease Nov. 1

Workers’ compensation rates will soon be less expensive for businesses in West Virginia. According to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Allan McVey, a filing for a 13 percent decrease in voluntary market loss costs by the National Council on Compensation Insurance …

Exploring the Jump in Mega Workers’ Compensation Claims

Mega workers’ comp claims – losses exceeding $10 million – jumped in 2016, according to a new report by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). It’s unclear if this is a one time occurrence or a new trend for …

19% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Proposed for Tennessee

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for a 19.1 percent decrease for workers’ compensation voluntary market loss costs in Tennessee – the largest recommended decrease since reforms to the state’s workers’ compensation system were passed in 2013. …

NCCI Proposes 13% Rate Decrease for Florida Workers Comp, Notes Future Challenges

Florida businesses could see another significant rate decrease in workers’ compensation rates next year if Florida regulators approve the latest filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). But the recent trend of lower rates may not last for …

Texas to Hold Hearing on Request to Extend Work Comp Experience Modifier Deadline

The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on the petition by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas to extend the expiration date of negotiated experience modifiers in the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Experience Rating Plan …

South Carolina Notifies Insurers of Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Updates, Filing Requirements

South Carolina has alerted insurers of several changes to loss costs for the state’s voluntary and assigned risk workers’ compensation markets, and has issued a requirement that updated loss cost multipliers be filed in response to the recent termination of …

South Dakota Selects Technology Insurance as Workers’ Comp Servicing Carrier

The South Dakota Division of Insurance has selected Technology Insurance Co., as the workers’ compensation assigned risk plan carrier effective Jan. 1, 2018. Technology Insurance will service the plan for five years. A competitive bidding process was conducted to select …

Kansas Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease in 2018

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Ken Selzer announced that workers’ compensation insurance rates on average will drop in his state in 2018. The National Council on Compensations Insurance Inc. (NCCI) filing for the 2018 workers’ compensation rate shows a decrease of …

Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Fall 16.3% in Oklahoma Next Year

Workers’ compensation loss costs for 2018 will decrease by 16.3 percent in Oklahoma according to a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reported. Loss costs are an insurance industry term for …

NCCI Files 12% Decrease for Tennessee Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are going down again next year. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announced this week that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is seeking a loss cost reduction of over 12 percent …