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Work Comp Insights: Study Finds Extreme Temperatures Increase Workers’ Compensation Claims
Monday, November 25, 2024
Work Comp Insights: NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
Monday, March 11, 2024
NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs - The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is making alterations to its experience modification factor for 2024. These changes are slated to go into...
News Brief: Workplace Fatalities Up 5.7% According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thursday, January 4, 2024
2024 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market Outlook
Thursday, January 4, 2024
- 2024 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market Outlook - Profitable underwriting results have generated favorable conditions across the workers’ compensation insurance segment for nearly a decade. According to the...
NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
Friday, November 17, 2023
NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs - The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is making alterations to its experience modification factor for 2024. These changes are slated to go into...
Risk Insights: Board Orientation
Monday, October 16, 2023
Best Practices for Board Orientation - The board of directors plays a vital role in maintaining the organizational structure of a company. This elected group oversees the organization’s activities and meets periodically...
Work Comp Insights: Reading an Experience Modification Worksheet
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
How to Read an Experience Modification Worksheet - An experience modification worksheet, often referred to as an experience rating worksheet or experience mod worksheet, is important in workers’ compensation insurance....
News Brief: Back Pain Remains the Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
Thursday, September 28, 2023
- - Back Pain Remains the Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide - A new study published in The Lancet Rheumatology medical journal revealed that low back pain remains the leading cause of disability globally. In 2020,...
Know Your Benefits: Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- - Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool - Artificial intelligence (AI) has created revolutionary advances across many industries. Now, it’s paving its way as a tool to self-diagnosis medical...
Playing it Safe: Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in Home Care Settings
Thursday, September 14, 2023
- - Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in Home Care Settings - Tips for keeping yourself and patients safe in their homes Caring for patients in their homes can offer many benefits; yet, such care also presents safety...
Work Comp Insights: Disciplining or Terminating Employees With Open Workers’ Compensation Claims
Friday, March 10, 2023
Can an employer discipline or terminate an employee who has an open workers’ compensation claim? This is a common question that many employers ask. The answer depends on which state the company is located in, why the...
Work Comp Insights: Five Strategies for Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
- Five Strategies for Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs - When a company experiences significant increases in workers’ compensation costs, it usually triggers internal activities aimed at reducing insurance costs and...