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Workers' comp changes ahead: changes to the legal terrain on both federal and state levels pose a challenge to workers' comp stakeholders, The slowing decrease in claims frequency and all its reasons pose another
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Human resources and workers' comp offices around the country are waiting to see how their obligations will change when the ADA Amendments Act is signed into law. The House unanimously adopted the Senate version of the bill on Sept. 17, and as of the publication date for...
Tags: disability, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., payroll, researcher, worker
Research articles 2008-10-15
NCCI Recalculates Interstate's EMR
Interstate Electrical Services Corporation, the largest merit shop electrical services contractor in New England, was just notified that the National Council on Compensation Insurance NCCI has recalculated their annual Experience Modification Rate EMR for 2007 based on finalized claim data. Originally Interstate's EMR for 2007 was .72; the recalculated...
Tags: Benefits, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., NETWORKING, Strategy
Research articles 2008-08-06
No FEAR
Steve Klingel had no idea just how much buzz he could create in his company simply by wearing a pair of jeans to the office. While casual Friday had been around for nearly two years, Klingel, the president and CEO, had never actually joined in the ritual carried out by...
Tags: Leadership, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., team
Research articles 2008-04-01
Lower costs, varied successes
The last few years have been good to workers' compensation insurers. For the first time in decades they financially performed on par with what Wall Street expects from corporate America. Between 2002 and 2005 workers' comp premiums rose sharply; though they have since declined somewhat. By one account, the...
Tags: Insurance, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., worker
Research articles 2007-12-01
The utilization side of the story: utilization management is an increasingly important component of controlling pharmaceutical costs. No wonder workers' compensation PBMs are multiplying like rabbits
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Let's say you and your pharmacy benefit manager are sophisticated and vigilant in your efforts to control spending on pharmaceuticals. Despite the wholesale pricing complications, you feel confident that your injured employees are getting what they need to heal the injury and return to work quickly at...
Tags: compensation, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., PBM, pharmacy, prescription, worker
Research articles 2007-11-01
The all-county disaster preparedness team
When disaster strikes, nothing is guaranteed--not water, food, electricity, mobile networks, construction materials or even gasoline. As Hurricanes Wilma, Charley, Jeanne, Frances and, of course, Katrina to name just a few have pummeled Florida and the Gulf Coast over the past two years, any sense of security for area businesses...
Tags: FINANCE, IBM Corp., National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., Office Depot Inc., team
Research articles 2007-06-01
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner levies $400,000 fine against 11 AIG
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced Tuesday that a $400,000 civil penalty has been levied against 11 American International Group workers' compensation insurance companies, the largest such fine in state history. Agency communications director Marc Young said the AIG companies have already agreed to and paid the fine...
Tags: American International Group Inc., Benefits, compensation, Insurance, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., Oklahoma, worker
Research articles 2007-03-21
'Excellent' comp results; Workers comp insurers post best year in decades.(News)
Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON, Fla.-U.S. workers compensation insurers posted "excellent'' financial results for 2006, with all major measures improving significantly, according to an NCCI Holdings Inc. analysis released last week. Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS BOCA RATON,...
Tags: insurance company, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., worker, workers compensation
Research articles 2007-05-14
2005 Ad
When Steve Klingel relocated to South Florida from Minnesota he was already well-versed in dealing with the effects of blizzards and ice storms. He would soon become equally familiar with windstorms. In his first three years as president and CEO of the Boca Raton-based NCCI Holdings, Inc., a national...
Tags: advertisement, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., Strategy
Research articles 2006-12-01
Workplace homicides decline.(News)(Brief article)
Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS While workplace homicides continue trending downward in private-sector jobs, the overall picture of violence at work is mixed, according to a report released last week by NCCI Holdings Inc. Worksite homicides declined 14% in 2004, nearly four times the...
Tags: National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., violence, workplace
Research articles 2006-10-09
MEDICAL COSTS DRIVE COMP RESULTS
NCCI study finds comp pays 171% of group health costs for similar injuries/illnesses The Annual Issues Symposium put on by the National Council on Compensation Insurance continues to be one of the most informative and interesting events of the year. And what is most surprising is the fact...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-07-01
Power clicks
NAMES & FACES The Lauderdales In Miami; Meet and greet at Museum Plaza; NCCI's big check; CityPlace office space; Ivana hits the outlets; Hallelujah Hollywood Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors agent Minnie C. Lauderdale and her husband, Local 10 News Anchor Dwight Lauderdale, at the The National Parkinson Foundation's 49th Annual...
Tags: Benefits, CEO, Miami, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-01
The Challenge of Preventing Serious Injuries
A proposal for SH&E professionalsAbstract:This article discusses the noteworthy and adverse progression over the past several years with respect to serious injuries and workers' compensation claims costs. The types of activities out of which many serious injuries occur are discussed, as are the results of studies on the characteristics of...
Tags: accident, Benefits, compensation, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., practitioner, worker
Research articles 2006-04-01
DRUG COSTS HIT COMP HARD
Importation may not alleviate the problemThe cost of prescription drugs has risen dramatically in recent years. Many segments of the economy, as well as legislators and regulators, are wrestling with ways to control those costs, while continuing to provide the public access to those drugs. For example, Congress has been...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Research articles 2005-11-01
Products.(insurance software applications)
ACORD STANDARDS ROI TOOLS To help members better analyze and report their returns on standards investments, ACORD released a set of Return on Investment ROI analysis tools. Through the tools, members can examine and report, in numbers and graphs, the overall benefits and savings...
Tags: agency, agent, carrier, compensation, MARKETING, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., software, tool
Research articles 2005-07-01
Workers' comp for RSI-related injuries more costly overall
Ergonomics-related stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, are relatively minuscule in number when stacked up against the foodservice industry's otherwise-lengthy tally of injuries from slipping or falling--the leading cause of lost hours and insurance claims for restaurants. But when the costs for time off from work and medical...
Tags: National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., syndrome, worker
Research articles 2005-06-13
EU door wide open.(European Union)(Brief Article)
Apr 26, 2005 (NZBusiness - ABIX via COMTEX) The European Union EU, with a potential market of 500 million people, is a very attractive target for New Zealand biotechnology firms. However, Michael Brosch suggests many firms trying to break into it may be going...
Tags: Biotechnology, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Research articles 2005-04-26
Florida reforms keep the heat on WC rates.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty's move to reduce workers' compensation rates by a statewide average of 5.1 percent hardly came as a surprise. After all, with the passage of reforms in 2003, the market is showing many signs of once again becoming competitive following several years...
Tags: Insurance, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., reinsurance
Research articles 2005-04-01
National Council on Compensation Insurance claims Okla. House bill
Speaker of the House Todd Hiett's version of workers compensation reform would save three times as much as the Senate version, according to The National Council on Compensation Insurance, based in Florida. NCCI conducted an analysis of both House Bill 2046, by Hiett, R- Kellyville, and Senate Bill...
Tags: analysis, Benefits, compensation, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Research articles 2005-03-21
Workers comp line seems headed in the right direction
IN 2004, the workers compensation system appeared to build on its rebound from the depths the market reached between 1999 and 2002. While no figures for the year are yet available, anecdotal evidence suggests that the trends that were evident in 2003- climbing premium volume, lowering loss ratios and a...
Tags: Benefits, National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Research articles 2005-01-01