Labor Market Insights - October 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Labor-Market.aspx | Labor Market Insights - October 2024 | Stephen Cooper | | October 7, 2024 | After several months of job reports on the weaker side, September saw blockbuster job gains and included significant upward revisions to previous months. | Article |
NCCI's Industry Webinar: Opioid Utilization - Looking Into the Future | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Industry-Webinar-Opioid-Utilization-Looking-Into-the-Future.aspx | NCCI's Industry Webinar: Opioid Utilization - Looking Into the Future | Raji H. Chadarevian | | September 23, 2024 | Watch to uncover important insights into opioid prescribing patterns and the evolving landscape of pain management. | Article |
Save the Date for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2025 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-AIS-Save-the-Date-2025.aspx | Save the Date for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2025 | NCCI Insights | | September 17, 2024 | Save the date and plan to join us for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2025. | Article |
Court Case Update, Utah - September 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update_UT_September2024.aspx | Court Case Update, Utah - September 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | September 12, 2024 | The Utah Court of Appeals clarified the standard that applies when analyzing whether injuries resulting from idiopathic falls to level ground floors can be compensable. | Article |
2024 Regulatory and Legislative Trends | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Regulatory-Legislative-Trends2024.aspx | 2024 Regulatory and Legislative Trends | Tim Tucker | | September 05, 2024 | Regulatory and Legislative Trends provides an overview of key legislative, regulatory, and other developments affecting the workers compensation system. | Article |
Impairment Ratings in Workers Compensation: Gaining Insights From Claim Demographics | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Impairment-Ratings-in-Workers-Compensation-Gaining-Insights-from-Claim-Demographics.aspx | Impairment Ratings in Workers Compensation: Gaining Insights From Claim Demographics | David Colón and Casan Scott | | September 4, 2024 | Permanent partial disability injuries account for approximately 50% of all workers compensation costs, with impairment ratings playing a key role in most states. | Article |
Economic Flash Report: Benchmark Revisions to Current Employment Statistics | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Economic-Flash-Report.aspx | Economic Flash Report: Benchmark Revisions to Current Employment Statistics | Stephen Cooper | | August 22, 2024 | This report delivers timely insights into the latest economic developments and their implications for workers compensation. | Article |
Court Case Update, South Carolina - August 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update_SC_August2024.aspx | Court Case Update, South Carolina - August 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | August 19, 2024 | The Supreme Court of South Carolina clarified the statutory review process for workers compensation claims. | Article |
INSIGHTS Video Edition: NCCI’s Decimal Extension Initiative | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/INSIGHTS-Video-Decimal-Extension-Initiative.aspx | INSIGHTS Video Edition: NCCI’s Decimal Extension Initiative | Sheila Fortson, Matt Shutz, Laura Aswani | | August 16, 2024 | Watch to learn more about NCCI’s Decimal Extension Initiative | Article |
Precision at Work: Filing of Three-Decimal Loss Costs, Rates, and Expected Loss Rates | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Precision_Matters_Filing-of-Three-Decimal-Loss-Costs-Rates-and-Expected-Loss-Rates.aspx | Precision at Work: Filing of Three-Decimal Loss Costs, Rates, and Expected Loss Rates | Matt Schutz | | July 31, 2024 | NCCI is filing loss costs, rates, and Expected Loss Rates (ELRs) extended to three decimal places for all classifications, starting with filings made next filing season in July 2025 with effective dates of January 1, 2026, and subsequent. | Article |
Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q2 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q22024.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q2 2024 | Stephen Cooper, Yariv Fadlon, and Patrick Coate | | July 25, 2024 | NCCI consistently hears from stakeholders that medical inflation is a top concern, and we are responding with insights, data, and NCCI’s newly developed Workers Compensation Weighted Medical Price Index. | Article |
Medical Inflation Insights - July 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-medical-inflation.aspx | Medical Inflation Insights - July 2024 | Stephen Cooper | | July 25, 2024 | 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 |
Court Case Update Mississippi - July 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update_MS_July2024.aspx | Court Case Update Mississippi - July 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | July 17, 2024 | The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled that the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Act does not allow an insurer to rescind a workers compensation policy from the moment of its inception based on an employer’s material misrepresentation. | Article |
NCCI’s Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2023 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-2023-Class-Inspection-Program-Top-Reclassified-Code.aspx | NCCI’s Classification Research - Top Reclassified Codes in 2023 | NCCI Insights | | June 27, 2024 | 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 2021 and 2023. | Article |
Court Case Update, West Virginia - June 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase_Update_WV_June2024.aspx | Court Case Update, West Virginia - June 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | June 26, 2024 | The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia explained the proper benefit apportionment method when a WC claimant has pre-existing impairments to multiple body parts and later sustains new compensable injuries affecting those same body parts. | Article |
Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation in 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Medicare-Fee-Schedules-and-Workers-Compensation-in-2024.aspx | Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation in 2024 | Jon Sinclair and Katherine Norris | | June 20, 2024 | This report highlights the most relevant changes in the 2024 update and the potential impact on workers compensation (WC) medical costs. | Article |
Healthy and Resilient for the Future | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Healthy-and-Resilient-for-the-Future.aspx | Healthy and Resilient for the Future | Bill Donnell | | June 18, 2024 | NCCI has a unique role in gathering and analyzing data about the workers compensation system. At AIS 2024 , we shared the latest key performance metrics, research, and analysis, and looked ahead to key issues and questions we must address. | Article |
Court Case Update, Colorado, Nebraska, and West Virginia - May 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-May2024.aspx | Court Case Update, Colorado, Nebraska, and West Virginia - May 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | May 21, 2024 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Colorado, Nebraska, and West Virginia that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
AIS 2024 Highlights Report | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-AISHighlightsReport.aspx | AIS 2024 Highlights Report | NCCI Insights | | May 15, 2024 | View highlights from AIS 2024, including speaker presentations, videos and more. | Article |
Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q1 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_Quarterly_Economics_Briefing-Q12024.aspx | Quarterly Economics Briefing (QEB) - Q1 2024 | Stephen Cooper, Yariv Fadlon, and Patrick Coate | | May 07, 2024 | In this report, we look at the Fed’s forecast for the economy in 2024 as well as three alternative scenarios. | Article |
The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now Part Three - The Employer Perspective | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Future-Workplace-Safety-Technology-Now-Pt3.aspx | The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now Part Three - The Employer Perspective | Damian England, Yuchen Su, Raji H. Chadarevian and Laura Kersey | | May 1, 2024 | In the final article of our three-part series, NCCI interviewed three employers that have adopted innovative safety technology including wearables and video AI/Computer Vision. | Article |
Understanding Loss Cost Actions | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Understanding-Loss-Cost-Actions.aspx | Understanding Loss Cost Actions | Nadege Bernard | | April 29, 2024 | Over the last several years, the workers compensation (WC) line of insurance has seen notable decreases in bureau level changes in states where NCCI provides ratemaking services. | Article |
Court Case Update Countrywide - April 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-Update-Countrywide-Apr2024.aspx | Court Case Update Countrywide - April 2024 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | April 18, 2024 | 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 |
Court Case Update, Iowa, Idaho, and New Mexico – April 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Court-Case-Update-April-2024.aspx | Court Case Update, Iowa, Idaho, and New Mexico – April 2024 | Annializ Lima Hevia and Adam Levell | | April 16, 2024 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Idaho, Iowa, and New Mexico that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |
Court Case Update, Maryland and North Carolina - April 2024 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseApril2024.aspx | Court Case Update, Maryland and North Carolina - April 2024 | Adam Levell and Annializ Lima Hevia | | April 02, 2024 | NCCI provides an update on court decisions in Maryland and North Carolina that may impact workers compensation in those states. | Article |