Industry Insights
Moore: Is Workers' Comp Insurance Regressive or Progressive? | 03/08/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We received an emailed question from a junior at a local college: Is workers' comp insurance regressive or progressive, similar to our income tax system? The student was writing a research paper assessing whether workers' compensation insurance was just another tax on employers when ...Read More | |||
Moore: Do Zero Claims for Current Policy Year Mean Instant Savings? Not Exactly. | 03/07/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I came across this situation recently while reviewing a loss run with an agent. The question by the agent was: If his insured client was having zero claims for the current policy, will that reduce premiums instantly? ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp Self-Insurance Calendar | 02/14/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I recently wrote an article on the voluntary market policy calendars. I did not want to leave out self-insureds, as I sometimes forget 15% of the market needs to be...Read More | |||
Moore: Nixon Administration's Study on Federalizing Workers' Comp | 01/10/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I have written many times on prepping for the federalization of workers' comp. The President Nixon administration’s efforts to possibly make workers' comp a federal insurance program was unknown to me at the time I wrote many of the federalization articles. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Ignore Comp Now, Pay More Later | 12/10/2021 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Many articles have appeared on this website after watching a process repeated multiple times. An employer ignoring workers' compensation insurance will soon pay more premiums to its carrier. A self-insured employer will end up allocating more of its budget to workers' comp payme...Read More | |||
Moore: No Medical Fee Schedule = Higher Costs | 11/19/2021 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Workers' comp fee schedules tend to keep costs down in most states. A medical fee schedule for workers' comp would assist Wisconsin employers in keeping their costs under control. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Two Recent COVID-19 Differences | 11/12/2021 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Many times on this website, comparisons have been made between the National Council on Compensation Insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau rules. NCCI is the rating bureau that covers 41 states, with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. The WC...Read More | |||
Moore: Light-Duty Return-to-Work Issues | 10/29/2021 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I attended and took notes on a National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference breakout session in Las Vegas concerning light-duty return to work. This was a good basic session from two national employers. ...Read More | |||
Moreno: The Great Resignation | 10/27/2021 | ||
By: Cynthia Moreno | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
There have been a lot of articles in recent weeks about the “Great Resignation,” implying that employees across California, and the nation, are leaving their jobs in droves for reasons related to the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Moreno: Quotas and Warehouse Workers | 10/14/2021 | ||
By: Cynthia Moreno | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It is one of the main reasons warehouse and other factory workers get injured on the job. ...Read More | |||