| Court Case Update, California - September 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseSeptember2020-California.aspx | Court Case Update, California - September 2020 | NCCI Insights | | September 18, 2020 | In Brooks v. Corecivic of Tennessee, LLC, ruled that workers compensation exclusive remedy barred claims by a former detention officer against her former employer. | Article |
| COVID-19 Court Cases (PDF) | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-COVID-19-Court-Cases.pdf | COVID-19 Court Cases (PDF) | NCCI Insights | | September 18, 2020 | This report provides an overview of COVID-19-related state and federal cases with potential implications for workers compensation insurance. | PDF |
| Countrywide Mega Claims Webinar | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_video-Countrywide-Mega-Claims.aspx | Countrywide Mega Claims Webinar | Ryan Voll | | September 17, 2020 | This webinar highlights the Countrywide Mega Claims study conducted by NCCI in collaboration with other workers compensation bureaus. The study analyzes trends in mega claims across the country. | Video |
| INSIGHTS Video Edition - September 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_video-september2020.aspx | INSIGHTS Video Edition - September 2020 | Channel NCCI | | September 16, 2020 | In this episode we discuss our 2020 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report. | Video |
| Drug-Free Workplace Premium Credits | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-drug-free-testing.aspx | Drug-Free Workplace Premium Credits | Chun Shyong, Barry Lipton, and John Robertson | | September 14, 2020 | This paper reviews the results for risks with WC Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP) credits. It includes a limited number of states, and there could be other states (e.g., Ohio) with similar programs not included in this analysis. | Article |
| The Impact of Fee Schedule Updates on Hospital Outpatient Payments | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Impact-Fee-Schedule-Updates-Hospital-Outpatient-Payments.aspx | The Impact of Fee Schedule Updates on Hospital Outpatient Payments | David Colon, Paul Hendrick, and Bryanna Lum | | August 26, 2020 | This paper uses data from NCCI's Medical Data Call and examines how hospital outpatient payments are impacted by changes in maximum allowable reimbursements. | Article |
| Countrywide Mega Claims | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Country-wide-Mega-Claims-Report-2020-BureauReady.pdf | Countrywide Mega Claims | NCCI Insights | | August 25, 2020 | NCCI, in collaboration with other workers compensation bureaus, has released its Countrywide Mega Claims study. It analyzes trends in mega claims, those with incurred losses at 2018 cost levels of $3 million across the country. | PDF |
| Court Case Update, Federal - August 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseAugust2020-Federal.aspx | Court Case Update, Federal - August 2020 | NCCI Insights | | August 21, 2020 | This Court Case Update provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal team, which may impact and shape the future of workers compensation across the states. | Article |
| 2020 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Regulatory-Legislative-Trends2020.aspx | 2020 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report | Laura Kersey | | August 19, 2020 | An overview of key legislative, regulatory, judicial, and other developments affecting the workers compensation system including activity to address workers compensation presumptions of compensability in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Article |
| Webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-COVID-19-Impact-on-WorkersComp.aspx | Webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Workers Compensation | NCCI Insights | | July 27, 2020 | View a recap of the webinar where NCCI and the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) experts discuss COVID-19 and the impact on workers compensation. | Video |
| Insights From NCCI’s Experience Rating Plan Review | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Exp-Rating-Plan-Review.aspx | Insights From NCCI’s Experience Rating Plan Review | Tom Daley, Barry Lipton, and Yuchen Su | | July 27, 2020 | Like a safe-driving discount, employers with good safety records can save on workers compensation insurance premiums. But how strong is the connection between past loss history and future losses? NCCI explores this in our research brief. | Article |
| COVID-19 and Workers Compensation: What You Need to Know - Frequently Asked Questions - UPDATE | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Coronavirus-FAQs.aspx | COVID-19 and Workers Compensation: What You Need to Know - Frequently Asked Questions - UPDATE | NCCI Insights | | July 16, 2020 | This updated article addresses stakeholder questions regarding COVID-19 and the impact it may have on the workers compensation industry. | Article |
| INSIGHTS Video Edition - July 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_video-july2020.aspx | INSIGHTS Video Edition - July 2020 | Channel NCCI | | July 14, 2020 | We provide a recap of our COVID-19 Resource Center, discuss opioid prescribing across industry groups, and more. | Video |
| Keeping Job Classifications Current in an Ever-Changing Environment | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Keeping-Job-Classifications-Current.aspx | Keeping Job Classifications Current in an Ever-Changing Environment | Kathy Thompson | | July 13, 2020 | NCCI’s classification ratemaking methodology involves analyzing employer payroll and loss data reported by workers comp insurers. This paper explores how NCCI establishes new classifications, modifies existing ones, and eliminates the obsolete. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Texas - June 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-TX.aspx | Court Case Update, Texas - June 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 30, 2020 | The Supreme Court of Texas held, in Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. PHI Air Medical LLC, that the Texas Workers' Compensation Act “fair and reasonable reimbursement” standard was not preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act (ADA). | Article |
| NCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey (PDF) | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Compensability-Statutory-Survey-May-2020.pdf | NCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey (PDF) | NCCI Insights | | June 24, 2020 | As a reference tool, NCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey compiles statutory standards of compensability for states where NCCI is a rating or advisory organization. | PDF |
| Court Case Update, Georgia - June 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-GA.aspx | Court Case Update, Georgia - June 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 24, 2020 | On June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia held, in Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation, that injuries suffered by an employee as a result of a slip and fall during a scheduled lunch break were compensable. | Article |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation - An Update | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_MVA_WC-Update.aspx | Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation - An Update | Jim Davis, Ryan Voll | | June 23, 2020 | This article provides an update of MVA experience in WC through Accident Year 2018 and discusses factors influencing MVAs, such as cell phone laws and ownership, and vehicle safety. The article sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact 2020. | Article |
| Quarterly Economics Briefing - Q2 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q22020.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing - Q2 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 19, 2020 | This edition of the Quarterly Economics Briefing presents two reports on how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected employment. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Nebraska and Texas - June 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-NE-TX.aspx | Court Case Update, Nebraska and Texas - June 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 18, 2020 | NCCI provides an update of two court cases in Nebraska and Texas that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Florida and Colorado - June 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-FL-CO.aspx | Court Case Update, Florida and Colorado - June 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 09, 2020 | NCCI provides an update of two court cases in Florida and Colorado that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
| Opioid Prescribing Across Industry Groups | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Opioid-Prescribing.aspx | Opioid Prescribing Across Industry Groups | Carolyn Wise | | June 08, 2020 | This article explores the difference in opioid use between industry groups by looking at data-driven trends underlying opioid prescribing patterns in workers compensation—with a special focus on the contracting industry. | Article |
| COVID-19 Regulatory & Legislative Update: WC Compensability Presumptions | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-COVID-19-Regulatory-Legislative-Update.aspx | COVID-19 Regulatory & Legislative Update: WC Compensability Presumptions | Laura Kersey | | June 04, 2020 | Learn about state and federal legislation, regulations, executive orders and emergency rules addressing workers compensation presumptions of compensability for COVID-19. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Maryland - June 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-MD.aspx | Court Case Update, Maryland - June 2020 | NCCI Insights | | June 03, 2020 | On May 26, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Maryland held, In the Matter of Collins, that a workers compensation claimant lacks the power to release any dependent’s future claim for death benefits. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Nevada - May 2020 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseMay2020-NV.aspx | Court Case Update, Nevada - May 2020 | NCCI Insights | | May 27, 2020 | The Court of Appeals of Nevada, in City of Henderson v. Spangler, found that a police officer who had a pre-existing and likely genetic hearing loss condition may be entitled to workers compensation benefits. | Article |
