| Court Case Update, Florida and Pennsylvania - April 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCase-FL-PA-Apr2026.aspx | Court Case Update, Florida and Pennsylvania - April 2026 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | April 10, 2026 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Florida and Pennsylvania that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
| Labor Market Insights - April 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Labor-Market.aspx | Labor Market Insights - April 2026 | Stephen Cooper | | April 06, 2026 | Employment growth has accelerated some in early 2026. While encouraging to see, it is too early to be confident in this new trend. | Article |
| State of the Line Podcast | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/State-of-the-Line-Podcast.aspx | State of the Line Podcast | NCCI Insights | | March 26, 2026 | NCCI expert Yuchen Su joins the State of the Line Podcast to discuss how the shares of fast-emerging, slow-emerging, and total large claims have changed over time. | Article |
| Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q1 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q12026.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q1 2026 | Stephen Cooper, Patrick Coate, Yariv Fadlon, and Mari Villalta | | March 25, 2026 | In this brief, we will take a deeper dive into the labor market of 2025, assessing how these trends impact workers compensation and the outlook for the economy in 2026. | Article |
| 2026 Emerging Legislative and Regulatory Issues | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-2026-Emerging-Legislative-and-Regulatory-Issues.aspx | 2026 Emerging Legislative and Regulatory Issues | Tim Tucker | | March 23, 2026 | The legislative and regulatory landscape is top of mind for workers compensation industry stakeholders. As part of our efforts to support a healthy system, NCCI monitors legislative and regulatory activity that could impact workers compensation. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Federal, Florida, Utah - March 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-FL-UT-March2026.aspx | Court Case Update, Federal, Florida, Utah - March 2026 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | March 18, 2026 | NCCI provides an update on federal and state court decisions in that may impact workers compensation. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Kentucky - March 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-KY-2026.aspx | Court Case Update, Kentucky - March 2026 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | March 05, 2026 | The Supreme Court of Kentucky considered whether a manufacturer that contracts with a freight carrier for the transportation raw materials may be sued by the carrier’s employee for injuries sustained while delivering materials to the manufacturer. | Article |
| Pain Management Interstate Variation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Pain-Management-Interstate-Variation.aspx | Pain Management Interstate Variation | Chase Rice | | February 24, 2026 | Pain management costs vary significantly by state, even after controlling for mix in diagnoses. | Article |
| Court Case Update: Looking Back at 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Court-Case-Update-Looking-Back-2025.aspx | Court Case Update: Looking Back at 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | February 16, 2026 | In 2025, NCCI’s Legal Team monitored and reported on court decisions that considered familiar topics such as exclusive remedy, COVID-19, first responder presumptions, marijuana, and other specific state developments. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Oklahoma - February 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-OK-2026.aspx | Court Case Update, Oklahoma - February 2026 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | February 13, 2026 | The Supreme Court of Oklahoma considered whether a workers compensation claimant is limited to one change of treating physician per claim. | Article |
| Annual Insights Symposium 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-AIS2026.aspx | Annual Insights Symposium 2026 | NCCI Insights | | February 03, 2026 | AIS 2026 will take place May 11 – 13, 2026. General Registration is now open. Join NCCI and more than 900 insurance leaders to address today's most relevant issues and foster valuable connections across the industry. | Article |
| Fast and Slow Emerging Large Claims | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Fast-and-Slow-Emerging-Large-Claims.aspx | Fast and Slow Emerging Large Claims | Brett Foster and Yuchen Su | | January 28, 2026 | This article examines how the shares of fast-emerging, slow-emerging, and total large claims have changed over time. | Article |
| Medical Inflation Insights - January 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-medical-inflation.aspx | Medical Inflation Insights - January 2026 | Stephen Cooper | | January 27, 2026 | The medical categories most susceptible to tariffs did see a moderate increase in the pace of price growth to end the year; however, the overall pace of growth remains below longer-term averages. | Article |
| Industry Drill Down - The Next Level | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Industry_Drill_Down_The_Next_Level.aspx | Industry Drill Down - The Next Level | NCCI Insights | | January 15, 2026 | Based on stakeholder feedback, NCCI is now offering a new series of industry-level trend analysis and insights using NAIC codes, including premium share, frequency, and employment levels by industry. | Article |
| Loss Cost and Rate Changes: Will There Be a Turn? | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Loss-Cost-and-Rate-Changes-Will-There-Be-a-Turn.aspx | Loss Cost and Rate Changes: Will There Be a Turn? | NCCI Insights | | December 11, 2025 | NCCI's latest loss ratio trends continue to show declines, suggesting that in the
current environment, modest decreases are still expected year to year. | Article |
| Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q4 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q42025.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q4 2025 | Stephen Cooper, Patrick Coate, Yariv Fadlon, and Mari Villalta | | December 09, 2025 | In this brief, we will look at the recent history of government shutdowns to assess the potential impacts of the 2025 shutdown on the economy and on workers compensation. | Article |
| Intrastate Regional Cost Differences | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Intrastate-Regional-Cost-Differences.aspx | Intrastate Regional Cost Differences | Andrew Makarov, Ashley Lowenberg, Damon Raben, Katherine Leveen | | December 04, 2025 | Explore regional differences in frequency, severity, and costs across NCCI’s three largest jurisdictions by population—Florida, Illinois, and Texas. A downloadable file accompanies the report and offers deeper insights into each state’s unique story. | Article |
| NCCI's Annual Carrier Executive Survey Results: Insights That Shape the Future | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-NCCIs-Annual-Carrier-Executive-Survey-Results-Insights-That-Shape-the-Future.aspx | NCCI's Annual Carrier Executive Survey Results: Insights That Shape the Future | NCCI Insights | | November 19, 2025 | NCCI recently conducted its annual survey of insurance executives on top-of-mind issues in the workers compensation (WC) industry. | Article |
| Home Health Service and Skilled Nursing Facility Trends in Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Home-Health-Service-Skilled-Nursing-Facility.aspx | Home Health Service and Skilled Nursing Facility Trends in Workers Compensation | Nedzad Arnautovic | | November 12, 2025 | This report examines recent trends in the use of home health and skilled nursing services in workers compensation claims. It highlights significant differences in expected accident year costs when segmented by claim size and injury type. | Article |
| The Latest Trends in Medical Equipment Cost Share | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Latest-Trends-Medical-Equipment-Cost-Share.aspx | The Latest Trends in Medical Equipment Cost Share | Carrie Wang and Chase Rice | | October 27, 2025 | This research brief reports on the estimated cost share of medical equipment and its three categories for the latest accident year (AY), 2024, as well as drivers of trends across years. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Illinois - October 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-IL-2025.aspx | Court Case Update, Illinois - October 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | October 27, 2025 | The Appellate Court of Illinois considered whether a medical provider could recover the costs of services it had rendered to an injured employee directly from an employer under the terms of a workers compensation settlement agreement. | Article |
| Remote Work and Workers Compensation Frequency | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Remote-Work-and-Workers-Compensation-Frequency.aspx | Remote Work and Workers Compensation Frequency | Patrick Coate, Valeria Lara, and David Colón | | October 23, 2025 | Remote work has created a major and durable shift in the US work environment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily in office and clerical work. Currently, about 20-30% of US workers work remotely. | Article |
| 2025 in Sight, 2024 in Review: The Latest Results for Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-2025-in-Sight-2024-in-Review.aspx | 2025 in Sight, 2024 in Review: The Latest Results for Workers Compensation | Samantha Sullivan, Kevin Fernes, Zachary Matson, Vanessa Polidoro | | October 08, 2025 | At AIS 2025, NCCI presented the State of the Line Report—an account of results for the WC line of business reflecting the most current data available at the time. This report provides both updated results for 2024 and an early look at 2025. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Iowa - October 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-IA-2025.aspx | Court Case Update, Iowa - October 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | October 07, 2025 | The Iowa Supreme Court considered the determination of WC benefits when an employee suffers nonscheduled permanent partial disabilities and then voluntarily leaves the employment to work at a different job with higher wages. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Countrywide - October 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-Update-Countrywide-Sept2025.aspx | Court Case Update, Countrywide - October 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | October 02, 2025 | NCCI’s Countrywide Court Case Update provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Team that may impact workers compensation across the states. | Article |
