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Workers Comp Premium Reduction – Top 10 Desktop Items

I was asked at a recent conference by an owner of a medium-sized business – What do I need to obtain to immediately cause a Workers Comp Premium Reduction or lower reserves? I thought for some time and came up with the following list. These should be scanned into a folder on your computer desktop called WC Reduction.

Each item below should be a sub-folder:

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  1. Your company’s most recent loss run and the past three loss runs or online access to your Workers Comp claims.
  2. A status for each of your open claims – may be in #1.
  3. Experience Modification Rating sheets – provided by NCCI or your rating bureau.
  4. OSHA Log
  5. Your Workers Comp adjuster(s) email – notice I did not say phone number.
  6. All first reports of injury filed with your insurance carrier for the last two years – may be in #1 if you have online access.
  7. Knowledge or instructions how to file claims online with your insurance carrier.
  8. The name and contact info for a local industrial minded physician along with the contact info for a local orthopedist for referrals from the original treating doctor.
  9. An email address for you that does not block too much spam and that you check often, and a promise to look in your spam box more often.
  10. Your local safety council’s contact information or local trade group.

I could have added more. The idea is to have all of this info at your fingertips – better known as your computer desktop. The need for some of these is very obvious. Others may need additional explanations.

I will cover the first one in this post. I will leave the others for later. Brevity is best. The reason that you will need your loss runs is obvious. If you do not know what claims you have now and have had over the last two years, there is no way to identify trends. Some of the great loss run reports (paper or online) allow you to sort your loss runs by types of injuries, cause of injuries, etc.

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This is golden for your company as you can start to identify the origination of the injuries. If you notice severe wrist sprains for instance, you may want to investigate the source further. An injury that never happens will reduce your E-Mod dramatically. This is admittedly a very basic way to use your loss runs. Loss runs also contain critical info such as here and here.

I will cover the remaining list of workers comp premium reduction techniques in the next few posts.

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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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