| 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 |
| Labor Market Insights - January 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Labor-Market.aspx | Labor Market Insights - January 2026 | Stephen Cooper | | January 12, 2026 | 2025 was a “low hire, low fire” environment where moderating but still solid wage growth offset sluggish employment growth, supporting overall payroll growth for workers compensation. The main question for 2026: Will hiring improve or remain slow? | 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 a broader swath of data to assess the labor market’s current state. We will outline several scenarios for how things may play out for the remainder of the year and what each scenario may mean for 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 |
| Annual Insights Symposium 2026 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-AIS2026.aspx | Annual Insights Symposium 2026 | NCCI Insights | | December 03, 2025 | Early registration is now available for key affiliates and stakeholders for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2026. | 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 |
| State of the Line Podcast | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/State-of-the-Line-Podcast.aspx | State of the Line Podcast | NCCI Insights | | November 03, 2025 | In this episode, Mark Mileusnic, NCCI’s Chief Customer Operations Officer, addresses what is top of mind for the industry and how NCCI is responding. | Article |
| Medical Inflation Insights - October 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-medical-inflation.aspx | Medical Inflation Insights - October 2025 | Stephen Cooper | | October 30, 2025 | The Medical Inflation Insights report provides a quarterly overview of the latest insights and analysis into what is driving changes in prices, and how these changes may or may not impact workers compensation. | 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 |
| Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q3 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q32025.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q3 2025 | Stephen Cooper, Patrick Coate, and Yariv Fadlon | | September 23, 2025 | In this brief, we will look at a broader swath of data to assess the labor market’s current state. We will outline several scenarios for how things may play out for the remainder of the year and what each scenario may mean for workers compensation. | Article |
| Driving Risk: Trends in Motor Vehicle Accidents | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Driving-Risk-Trends-Motor-Vehicle-Accidents.aspx | Driving Risk: Trends in Motor Vehicle Accidents | Brian Stein | | September 17, 2025 | Motor vehicle accidents account for only 5% of workers compensation lost-time claims, but they account for 10% of their benefit costs, and this share of dollars has grown in the past decade. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Florida - September 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-FL-2025.aspx | Court Case Update, Florida - September 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | September 15, 2025 | NCCI provides an update on two Florida appellate decisions related to workers compensation proceedings in the state. | Article |
| 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Legislative-Regulatory-Trends2025.aspx | 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report | Tim Tucker | | September 10, 2025 | The 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report provides an overview of key legislative, regulatory, and other developments affecting the workers compensation system. | Article |
| Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation in 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Medicare-Fee-Schedules-and-Workers-Compensation-in-2025.aspx | Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation in 2025 | Jon Sinclair and Katherine Norris | | August 27, 2025 | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updates its reimbursement rules and rates for medical services each year. This report highlights the most relevant changes in the 2025 update and the potential impact on workers compensation medical costs. | Article |
| NCCI's Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-NCCIs-Classification-Research-Top-Reclassified-Codes-in-2024.aspx | NCCI's Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2024 | NCCI Insights | | August 06, 2025 | As part of its core services, NCCI conducts classification inspections in all NCCI states through its Classification Inspection Program. | Article |
| Court Case Update, New Mexico - July 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update-NM-July-2025.aspx | Court Case Update, New Mexico - July 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | July 24, 2025 | The New Mexico Supreme Court issued two decisions addressing the constitutionality and applicability of the attorney fees cap in workers compensation. | Article |
| Industry Trend Report | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Industry-Trend-Report.aspx | Industry Trend Report | NCCI Insights | | July 08, 2025 | NCCI is now offering the Industry Trend Report, a countrywide overview of industry-level trend analyses and insights using NAICS codes. | Article |
| Court Case Update, Florida, Texas, West Virginia - July 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-FL-TX-WVA-July2025.aspx | Court Case Update, Florida, Texas, West Virginia - July 2025 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | July 02, 2025 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Florida, Texas and West Virginia that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
