Why Did the Ex-Mod Go Up? Five Questions Lead to the Culprit

Posted on January 19, 2012 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

I have an affinity for detective and crime shows, and this year I’ve added The Mentalist to my list of favorites. The show features character Patrick Jane, who formerly posed as a psychic and now consults with the California Bureau of Investigation. In each episode, Jane reliably uses his superior powers of observation to have [...]

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The New ModMaster Is Here

Posted on October 24, 2011 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

Queue the dramatic music and expectant drum roll: Today Zywave releases an all-new ModMaster version 5.0. Some of you have been with this product since its beginning with Specific Software Solutions almost 20 years ago. You know how it’s changed over the years – from rating updates on disks (remember those?) to web-based updates; from [...]

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NCCI Publishes FAQ on Split Point and Maximum Debit Mod Changes

Posted on August 8, 2011 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

The official word we’ve been waiting for is here: NCCI has published one of its “FYI Plus” memos on proposed revisions to the experience rating plan primary/excess split point value and to the maximum debit modification formula. The FAQ document, FYI-CW-2011-05, is publicly available here in the Industry Information /Regulatory Activities section of the NCCI site. The FAQ [...]

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NCCI Changing Primary-Excess Split Point in Experience Rating Methodology

Posted on May 25, 2011 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

Editor’s note: Don’t miss our newer articles on this topic : News Regarding the 2013 Split Point Change (from NCCI and Independent Bureau States) 2/8/2012 New Report Estimates Mod Change Due to 2013 Split Point Value 11/16/2011 NCCI Publishes FAQ on Split Point and Maximum Debit Mod Changes 8/8/2011 How Will Mods Change Under New NCCI Plan Recommendations? 8/2/2011 A few weeks ago, [...]

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Layoffs: Ten Techniques to Avoid or Minimize Claims

Posted on March 4, 2009 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

by Maureen Gallagher, WorkCompEdge Contributor Layoffs have become an unfortunate reality of everyday life in America. While historically layoffs are often due to legitimate competitive practices (and in some cases corporate heartlessness), I don’t have to tell you that almost all layoffs in the past 18 months have been due to the severe economic downturn. [...]

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Fitting the Pieces Together: Extraterritorial Issues in Work Comp

Posted on December 10, 2008 by WorkCompEdge Blog Editor

by Maureen Gallagher, WorkCompEdge Contributor In America, we have a Uniform Plumbing Code to protect the health of the nation (not to mention the sanity of plumbers and builders) and a Uniform Commercial Code enacted in all 50 states for a standard method of dealing with business law questions involving commerce. Unfortunately, no such code exists [...]

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