2020 Workers’ Compensation Almanac
The Workers’ Compensation Almanac
The Workers’ Compensation Almanac is prepared by Applied Underwriters® each year. This seventh volume is a compendium of workers’ compensation information to help keep you informed year-round. Peruse our articles on current [...]
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS’ INCREASING IMPACT ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COSTS
With the hard work of workers’ compensation risk management finally paying off, as proven by a steady decline in claim frequency, it’s that much more alarming when rates of one of the costliest [...]
NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CASES WITH DAYS OF JOB TRANSFER OR RESTRICTION 1992–2016 (as of 4/1/2019)
Key takeaway: Nonfatal injury and illness cases that involved one or more days away from work, or a job transfer or restriction, made up roughly half of all nonfatal injuries in the private [...]
DIRECT WRITTEN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PREMIUM IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
A Visual Representation by State (as of 9/20/2019) Source: NCCI Annual Statistic Bulletin
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICAL RISK TRENDS IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Environmental risks possess, according to the Environmental Protection Agency “the chance of harmful effects to human health or to ecological systems resulting from exposure to an environmental stressor.” This includes, of course, natural disasters, [...]