Labor Market Insights - March 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Labor-Market.aspx | Labor Market Insights - March 2024 | Stephen Cooper | | March 11, 2024 | The Labor Market Insights dashboard provides a monthly overview of key labor market statistics. | Article |
Preparing With Purpose | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Preparing-With-Purpose.aspx | Preparing With Purpose | Bill Donnell | | February 20, 2024 | NCCI remains vigilant, proactively addressing potential industry challenges. | Article |
Annual Insights Symposium 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-AIS2024.aspx | Annual Insights Symposium 2024 | NCCI Insights | | February 12, 2024 | AIS 2024 will take place May 13 – 15, 2024. General Registration is now open. Join us for the industry’s premier event that combines unmatched workers compensation expertise with one-of-a-kind networking opportunities. | Article |
INSIGHTS Video Edition: Injury Characteristics and Insights Interactive Resource | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_video-jan2024.aspx | INSIGHTS Video Edition: Injury Characteristics and Insights Interactive Resource | Sheila Fortson and Amanda Glish | | January 30, 2024 | Watch to get a comprehensive overview of NCCI’s Injury Characteristics & Insights Interactive Resource. | Article |
Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q4 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q42023.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q4 2023 | Stephen Cooper, Yariv Fadlon, and Patrick Coate | | January 29, 2024 | This edition of the Quarterly Economics Briefing details the evolution of the labor market development in 2023 and why we remain positive about the labor market and the economy heading into 2024. | Article |
Court Case Update, Oklahoma - January 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJan2024.aspx | Court Case Update, Oklahoma - January 2024 | NCCI Insights | | January 09, 2024 | The Supreme Court of Oklahoma addressed a question related to the cap on PPD benefits when a claimant has not yet reached 100% impairment. | Article |
Survey of Carrier Executives Reveals Top Concerns and Emerging Issues | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Top-Concerns-Emerging-Issues.aspx | Survey of Carrier Executives Reveals Top Concerns and Emerging Issues | NCCI Insights | | January 08, 2024 | A new survey has produced familiar feedback as workers compensation executives express unease about rate adequacy, medical inflation, economic uncertainty, and the shifting workplace and workforce. | Article |
Court Case Update, Maryland - December 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseDec2023.aspx | Court Case Update, Maryland - December 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | December 08, 2023 | The appellate Court of Maryland considered whether workers compensation exclusive remedy bars wrongful death lawsuit brought by an employee's nondependent child. | Article |
Injury Characteristics and Insights | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Injury-Characteristics.aspx | Injury Characteristics and Insights | NCCI Insights | | December 01, 2023 | This interactive dashboard provides an overview of the average cost of a lost-time workers compensation claim, broken out by three main injury descriptions. | Article |
The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now - Part Two - The Technology Provider Perspective | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Future-Workplace-Safety-Technology-Now-Pt2.aspx | The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now - Part Two - The Technology Provider Perspective | Damian England, Yuchen Su, Raji H. Chadarevian and Laura Kersey | | November 28, 2023 | In this second article of our three-part series, NCCI interviewed six technology innovators who are actively working with workers compensation stakeholders to create and provide various types of workplace safety technologies. | Article |
Court Case Update, West Virginia - November 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseNov2023-WV.aspx | Court Case Update, West Virginia - November 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | November 28, 2023 | The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia clarified that the increased-risk test may be used to determine whether injuries sustained by employees engaged in a neutral risk activity are compensable under workers compensation. | Article |
Top 10 Appellate Decisions During the 100 Years of NCCI | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Top10-Appellate-Decisions-During-100Yrs-NCCI.aspx | Top 10 Appellate Decisions During the 100 Years of NCCI | Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., M.Div. | | November 14, 2023 | In celebration of NCCI’s 100 years of service to the workers compensation system, this report highlights and discusses some of the truly significant workers compensation appellate decisions that have been handed down since 1923. | Article |
Workers Compensation Temporary Disability Benefit Duration - A First Look | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-WorkersComp-Temp-Disability-Benefit-Duration.aspx | Workers Compensation Temporary Disability Benefit Duration - A First Look | Kirk Bitu, Alana Bernardo, and Casan Scott | | November 09, 2023 | The majority of lost-time claims receive temporary disability benefits at some point. It’s important to develop a thorough understanding of these benefits. This brief is the first in a series on workers compensation temporary disability benefits. | Article |
2023 Workers Compensation Financial Results Update | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-2023-WorkersComp-Financial-Results-UPD.aspx | 2023 Workers Compensation Financial Results Update | Emily Spiteri and Samantha Sullivan | | November 01, 2023 | In this report, NCCI provides updated financial results for 2022, as well as preliminary information for 2023. | Article |
Court Case Update, Florida - November 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseNov2023-FL.aspx | Court Case Update, Florida - November 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | November 01, 2023 | A Florida appellate court addressed whether the spouse of a deceased firefighter could receive workers compensation death benefits in addition to other statutory benefits that are available to firefighters diagnosed with cancer. | Article |
Physician Service Utilization - A Multistate Review | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Physician-Service-Utilization-MultiState-Review.aspx | Physician Service Utilization - A Multistate Review | Raji H. Chadarevian | | October 30, 2023 | This insightful session features key findings from a study on physician service utilization across states. | Article |
Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q3 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q32023.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q3 2023 | Stephen Cooper, Yariv Fadlon, and Patrick Coate | | October 26, 2023 | Recession odds have diminished over the past quarter as the labor market has remained strong, real wage growth has turned positive, and pandemic era savings have yet to be exhausted. We dive into the details and their impact on workers compensation. | Article |
Court Case Update, Kentucky - October 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseOct2023-KY.aspx | Court Case Update, Kentucky - October 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | October 04, 2023 | The Supreme Court of Kentucky addressed when a claimant should notify the employer of an impending coal workers’ pneumoconiosis claim. | Article |
Court Case Update, Idaho - September 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseSept2023-ID.aspx | Court Case Update, Idaho - September 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | September 27, 2023 | The Supreme Court of Idaho considered the issue of statutory employer immunity and third-party tort liability. | Article |
Court Case Update, Delaware and Kentucky - September 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseSept2023-DE-KY.aspx | Court Case Update, Delaware and Kentucky - September 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | September 08, 2023 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Delaware and Kentucky that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
2023 Regulatory and Legislative Trends | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Regulatory-Legislative-Trends2023.aspx | 2023 Regulatory and Legislative Trends | Laura Kersey | | August 29, 2023 | 2023 Regulatory and Legislative Trends provides an overview of key legislative, regulatory, and other developments affecting the workers compensation system. | Article |
INSIGHTS Video Edition: The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_video-FutureOf-Workplace-Safety.aspx | INSIGHTS Video Edition: The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now | Damian England and Sheila Fortson | | August 23, 2023 | From AI to wearable technology and more, we discuss carrier feedback on how technology is shaping the future of workplace safety. | Video |
Court Case Update, Oregon - August 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseAug2023-OR.aspx | Court Case Update, Oregon - August 2023 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | August 22, 2023 | The Court of Appeals of Oregon, for the first time, reviewed the standard that should be applied when employers seek to rebut the WC presumption that a firefighter’s contraction of certain types of cancer are caused by the employment. | Article |
NCCI's Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2022 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-2022-Class-Inspection-Program-Top-Reclassified-Code.aspx | NCCI's Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2022 | NCCI Insights | | August 17, 2023 | NCCI conducts classification inspections in all NCCI states through its Classification Inspection Program. This article shares data from the program about the top reclassified codes between 2020 and 2022. | Article |
The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now - Part One - The Carrier Perspective | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Future-Workplace-Safety-Technology-Now.aspx | The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now - Part One - The Carrier Perspective | Damian England, Yuchen Su, Raji H. Chadarevian and Laura Kersey | | August 09, 2023 | The evolving workplace is top of mind for workers compensation stakeholders. In this first article of our three-part series, NCCI separately interviewed representatives from four insurance companies in various stages of testing safety technology. | Article |