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Challenge For Workers Compensation Top 10 Areas 2014

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Areas of Challenge For Workers Compensation System = Future

A very great list of the Top 10 Upcoming Challenge For Workers Compensation was published recently by the Insurance Journal,  Check it out here.  The Top 10 list was (with a quick explanation).

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BTW, I agree with them wholeheartedly:

  1. Wage and salary stagnation – need payroll growth for premium growth
  2. Technology and innovation – WC industry lags in this area
  3. Opioid abuse – hot button
  4. Marijuana in the workplace – another hot button and will get even hotter
  5. Manufacturing – new growth = new injuries
  6. Affordable Care Act – goes without saying
  7. Terrorism – long term concern
  8. Workplace Safety– increasing regulation = increasing safety
  9. Mobile Workplace – a curse and a blessing
  10. Worker Demographics – Younger workforce has a dwindling supply of workers

My Top 10 areas of challenge are:

  1. Harder market – without investment returns, WC cannot sustain lowering price pressures
  2. Captives/Alternative Insurance – every company wants out of the current WC system but is that decision going to pay off in the long-term?
  3. States that have legalized marijuana – now what does that do for the workplace?
  4. Employers need to monitor next year’s premium, see #1 in the first list and this article
  5. Affordable Care Act- the elephant in the room for any healthcare discussion
  6. 24 hour coverage – WC and health melding
  7. No young people in WC or Safety Industry
  8. Deflation of the dollar as a currency
  9. WC carrier mergers
  10. WC carrier failures
  11. Bonus – Spiraling medical costs to even become worse

2021 Update –

The market seems to be somewhat stable than when this article was written seven years ago.   The carrier mergers still continue to this day. The challenge for Workers Comp now is to survive intact during the COVID-19 crisis.

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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.

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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.

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