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Workers’ Comp Market Shines Again

By Bill Lentz |July 08, 2019|English

New figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance revealed that 2018 was another stellar year for the Workers’ Compensation industry. In an eight-year run of improving results, private carriers posted an impressive 83% combined...
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Future-Proofing the Workers’ Comp Sector

By Bill Lentz |July 18, 2018|English

The Workers’ Compensation industry had another positive year in 2017, posting solid financials and consistent underwriting gains. In fact, the sector has recorded improving results for the last seven years. Key indicators trending favorably include...
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When Workers’ Compensation & Auto Liability Collide - 5 Things Every Insurer Needs to Know [Presentation]

By Diane Brown|September 07, 2017|English

Auto trends often collide with Workers’ Comp results. Auto writers use many tools to help underwrite their risks and contain losses - such as industry historical data, telematics, MVRs, black boxes and smartphone photos and videos. Workers’...
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Why Workers’ Comp Carriers Must Not Rest

By Bill Lentz |August 01, 2017|English

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently released its annual review of the U.S. workers’ compensation industry. While the numbers suggest that the market is in reasonable shape, according to NCCI president & CEO Bill...
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Workers’ Compensation and Auto Liability Collide

By Diane Brown|September 26, 2016|English

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of worker death and have historically been the number one contributor to workplace catastrophic injuries. Now Workers’ Comp writers need to sit up and take notice because of a new trend: the rising frequency...
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No Rest for the Workers’ Comp Industry

By Bill Lentz |August 30, 2016|English

Sustained combined ratio improvement, increased premium growth and a further fall in claim frequency - the Workers’ Compensation (WC) industry has been performing well for some years. As delegates heard at the last National Council on Compensation...
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