NCCI: Direct Written Premium Increases, Despite Slow Recovery

Arkansas experienced a $7 million increase in direct written premium from 2011 to 2012, even though the state's manufacturing and construction industries are hurting, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reported.The state's direct written premium increased from $234 million in 2011 to $241 million in 2012, according to NCCI's presentation from the Arkansas State Advisory Forum. In 2010, Arkansas' direct written premium totaled $215 million, marking its lowest point in the past decade. NCCI reported that Arkansas' combined ratio improved in 2012, and that its aver...