Experts See Residual Market Growth as a Minor Concern

Recent growth in the workers’ compensation residual market pools does not appear to be a cause for concern in the insurance industry. Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, said the increases are of some concern, but are not sufficient to cause a great deal of alarm in the industry. "There has been some increase in the past two years but that is from historically low levels,” Hartwig said. The Insurance Information Institute provides insurance information with the goal of improving understanding of the industry. The National Council on Compensati...