Commercial Lines

Workers Compensation and Illegal Immigrants

One of the few email discussion lists I participate in is a Yahoo! Groups list called “RiskList.” Recently, the topic of discussion was illegal aliens and workers compensation. Some of…

Monitoring the Mod

In your agency, I bet it is common practice to review renewals 6-8 months in advance, right? Right! (he says sarcastically)  Well, if the workers compensation is experience rated, there…

More NCCI Experience Mod Q&A

Our “Ask an Expert” service got this question recently: “I have a customer that has not had a workers comp loss in over 8 years. How do you explain that…

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NCCI Experience Mod Q&A

​​​Numerous questions arrive at the VU about workers compensation modifications. Be sure to use the VU search function to find several articles on this subject, including calculations and correcting errors.…

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Three Quick Analyses of an NCCI Mod Worksheet

If you are meeting with a prospective client, ask for a copy of his most recent experience rating worksheet. Performing the following quick analyses can give you good insight into…

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The Theft “Inventory Shortage” Exclusion

The Special Causes of Loss form (and most crime forms) excludes losses “where the only evidence of the loss or damage is a shortage disclosed on taking inventory.” In other…

Weather and Off-Premises Power Failure

A 17-store chain of restaurants were shut down recently by Hurricane Charley. Direct property damage was actually minor at all locations; however, an area-wide power outage resulted in several of…