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Workers Comp Audit Workpapers – What Are They?

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Workers Comp Audit Workpapers =Premium Auditors Paper Trail

The Workers Comp Audit Workpapers are the auditor’s complete calculations that were created during the audit.  They are very important to understand what calculations, payroll, and other information were used to produce the final calculations on the policy.

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If you receive an audit billing, you can trace back to see the audit trail of the auditor.  Some of the audit workpapers can be very complicated.  Most audit workpapers are computer generated.  There are a few workers comp auditors or audit companies that may still use paper forms to perform audits.  There will very likely only be computer based audits very soon as this allows the auditor to share their findings much more easily.

We recommend NEVER paying a bill unless you fully understand the workers comp audit results. If you do not, the audit workpapers can sometimes easily point out how the bill was calculated. As I have said many times in this blog, the policy, policy audit, and anything to do with your Workers Comp policy should all be available to you as it is your Workers Comp policy that you are paying for with your company’s hard-earned money.

Most auditors will leave a copy of their audit workpapers with the employers when they do the audit.  It may be a good idea to ask the workers comp auditor for a copy of their workpapers while they are performing the audit.

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James founded a Workers’ Compensation consulting firm, J&L Risk Management Consultants, Inc. in 1996. J&L’s mission is to reduce our clients’ Workers Compensation premiums by using time-tested techniques. J&L’s claims, premium, reserve and Experience Mod reviews have saved employers over $9.8 million in earned premiums over the last three years. J&L has saved numerous companies from bankruptcy proceedings as a result of insurance overpayments.

James has over 27 years of experience in insurance claims, audit, and underwriting, specializing in Workers’ Compensation. He has supervised, and managed the administration of Workers’ Compensation claims, and underwriting in over 45 states. His professional experience includes being the Director of Risk Management for the North Carolina School Boards Association. He created a very successful Workers’ Compensation Injury Rehabilitation Unit for school personnel.

James’s educational background, which centered on computer technology, culminated in earning a Masters of Business Administration (MBA); an Associate in Claims designation (AIC); and an Associate in Risk Management designation (ARM). He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and a licensed financial advisor. The NC Department of Insurance has certified him as an insurance instructor. He also possesses a Bachelors’ Degree in Actuarial Science.

LexisNexis has twice recognized his blog as one of the Top 25 Blogs on Workers’ Compensation. J&L has been listed in AM Best’s Preferred Providers Directory for Insurance Experts – Workers Compensation for over eight years. He recently won the prestigious Baucom Shine Lifetime Achievement Award for his volunteer contributions to the area of risk management and safety. James was recently named as an instructor for the prestigious Insurance Academy.

James is on the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the North Carolina Mid-State Safety Council. He has published two manuals on Workers’ Compensation and three different claims processing manuals. He has also written and has been quoted in numerous articles on reducing Workers’ Compensation costs for public and private employers. James publishes a weekly newsletter with 7,000 readers.

He currently possess press credentials and am invited to various national Workers Compensation conferences as a reporter.

James’s articles or interviews on Workers’ Compensation have appeared in the following publications or websites:

  • Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
  • Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Bloomberg Business News
  • WorkCompCentral.com
  • Claims Magazine
  • Risk & Insurance Magazine
  • Insurance Journal
  • Workers Compensation.com
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