Industry Insights
Moore: Top Workers' Comp Tax Questions | 09/19/2023 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
J&L’s corporate tax filing season just ended. Every year, we receive the following workers' comp tax questions from employers, injured employees, claims personnel and financial advisers. Let's cover five of the most popular. ...Read More | |||
Moore: PWALSH Test Replaces WALSH for Jurisdiction | 09/14/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
One of the most useful tests and acronyms in the workers' comp insurance world is how to test when an injured employee crosses state lines as part of his job duties. ...Read More | |||
Moore: I Was Wrong on This One | 08/25/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Many months ago, during the pandemic, I had predicted that a soft workers' comp market was a long tunnel with a small light at the end. ...Read More | |||
Moore: 10-Year Workers' Comp Claims Report Card | 08/22/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
What does one have to pay for a 10-year workers' comp claims report card including each year’s report? The answer is gratis. ...Read More | |||
Moore: NCCI Video Answers Key Question | 07/20/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
I have been very hesitant over the years to include videos in these articles. Quite a few articles in this blog have covered the vast improvements in the NCCI combined ratio figures. Being text-based and easy to read has been my goal since the first article was published in 2007. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Why Is Workers' Comp Claims Staff Turnover So High? | 07/07/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
I viewed/attended a webinar sponsored by various workers’ comp organizations just before the holiday. Not to center on the negative aspects, but why is the workers’ comp claims staff turnover figure increasing at such a high rate? I will explain why this figure is so important to...Read More | |||
Moore: Are X-Mod Predictions Accurate? | 06/30/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Most experience modification predictions can be a tedious process that has confounded most people working in the world of workers’ comp for decades. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Where Have All the Generalists Gone? | 05/02/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
The all-lines claims adjusters have now faded into the mist. I rarely run into these generalists who can adjust all the aspects of a claim or handle auto, workers' comp, liability and the many lines of a personal or business insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Bureau Rates Have Little Effect on Policies | 04/27/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Over the last two weeks, many articles have appeared in the workers' comp blogosphere where a public actuary disagreed with the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau over rate decreases versus rate increases. ...Read More | |||
More: When Words Matter | 04/20/2023 | ||
By: Keith More | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1 | |||
As an attorney representing injured workers, it is easy to get lost in the weeds as we assist our clients in obtaining medical treatment. We ensure that the primary physicians make the requests for authorization and write reports substantiating the need for the recommended care. It can sometimes ...Read More | |||