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When To Start Your Workers Comp Reserve Reduction Program

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Workers Comp Reserve Reduction Program

I was going to construct a chart on when your company’s Workers Comp reserve reduction program would need to begin overall. I think that a formula would be easier. For a quick date calculator, try this one.

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There are two assumptions that have to be made for the formula to work.

  • Your company pays a premium and is not self insured
  • You have a normal Workers Comp policy

Policy Renewal Date + 3 months = Latest time that a Workers Comp reserve reduction program should be undertaken.

Policy Renewal Date + 6 months = Unit Stat date

The Unit Stat date is the date that usually no matter what happens, your Workers Comp reserves are pegged to calculate your NEXT year’s policy. I am giving you three months to do a complete Workers Comp reserve reduction program. You may wish to start slightly earlier.

You may want to start even earlier if you do not have online and immediate access to your Workers Comp files and reserves. That is why I consider online access to be golden. It saves an enormous amount of time. I have written about it in the past.

The claims staff is just not going to lower your reserves because you call. The largest mistake made when it comes time for a reserve reduction is to just simply call up the adjuster and say my reserves are too high, take them down ASAP.

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James J Moore - Workers Comp Expert

Raleigh, NC, United States

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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
  • LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites
  • Various trade publications

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