Comparing Two Workers Compensation Experience Mods

by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor
Many of our readers have found themselves, at one time or another, in the unfortunate position of trying to explain why the workers compensation mod went up from the previous experience period. The possible culprits are numerous and have a lot of moving parts: changes in

expected loss rates,
payroll,
overall loss experience, [...]

Improve Your Cash Flow with Pay-As-You-Go Workers Comp

by Frank Pennachio, WorkCompEdge Regular Contributor
Workers  compensation policy premiums are usually based on estimated payrolls. The final earned premium is determined during a premium audit after the policy expires and is based on actual payroll. When payroll is higher than estimated, the employer owes additional premium, and when payroll is lower than estimated, money is [...]

Playing by the Rules for Fun and Profit

by Frank Pennachio, WorkCompEdge Regular Contributor
The recent posts to the WorkCompEdge blog and forum about Vicki’s premium audit experience struck a chord with me. Sometimes it gets terribly lonely feeling you are the only sane person engaged in a dialog. There have been many times in my experience as a work comp agent when I’ve [...]