The ‘Perceived Boss’ May Be The Silver Bullet In Controlling Workers’ Compensation Costs
It is obvious, yet often overlooked, factor in controlling the costs of Workers’ Compensation. It is the immediate supervisor, or more accurately, the person who is the perceived loss of the injured employee. While this may seem like a no-brainer,...
Continue ReadingReduce Workers’ Compensation Costs with CompScore Metrics
How do companies keep score in workers' compensation? Typically insurance carriers provide basic or “top of the line measurements,” such as annual totals of claim expenditures, average claims costs for medical only claims and average claims costs for lost time...
Continue ReadingWhat Employers Need to Know About The Recovery of Injured Workers
Workers’ Compensation rates have been trending downward, as have the number of job-related injuries. Even injuries totaling $50,000 or more dropped for the first time in 2005. But before we let loose the balloons and congratulate ourselves on what is...
Continue ReadingThe Eight Major Mistakes Employers Make When Workers’ Compensation Rates Go Down
Throughout much of the country, declining Workers’ Compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems like long-awaited good news, particularly since Workers’ Compensation is more often than not viewed as a necessity and a significant cost of...
Continue ReadingThe Costly Dangers of Not Getting Injured Employees Back to Work Quickly
“We’ve got an employee who’s abusing the system and we’re just about fed up. So are our people.” Every insurance agent has heard these words from frustrated employers who are certain injured workers are taking advantage of the Workers’ Compensation...
Continue ReadingEmployers, you’re paying the bill …Control your Experience Mod or it will control you by Institute of WorkComp Professionals
One of the most confusing components of an employer’s Workers’ Compensation Policy is the Experience Modification Factor. They watch it increase and decrease from year to year – higher Experience Modification Factors generally increase costs and lower factors reduce them....
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