2024 Membership

The following task forces and working groups report to the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force:

• NAIC/IAIABC Joint (C) Working Group

Mission

The mission of the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force is to study the nature and effectiveness of state approaches to workers’ compensation and related issues, including, but not limited to: assigned risk plans; safety in the workplace; treatment of investment income in rating; occupational disease; cost containment; and the relevance of adopted NAIC model laws, regulations and/or guidelines pertaining to workers’ compensation.

2025 Proposed Charges

1. The Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force will:

          A. Oversee the activities of the NAIC/International Association of the
               Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working
               Group. 

          B. Discuss issues with respect to advisory organizations, rating
               organizations, statistical agents, and insurance companies in the
               workers’ compensation arena. 

          C. Monitor the movement of business from the standard markets to the
               assigned risk pools. Alert state insurance department representatives if
               the growth of assigned risk pools changes dramatically. 

          D. Follow workers’ compensation issues regarding cannabis in coordination
               with the Cannabis Insurance (C) Working Group. 

          E. Discuss issues affecting workers’ compensation. 

    2. The NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and
        Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group will: 

          A. Study issues of mutual concern to state insurance regulators and the
              IAIABC. Review relevant IAIABC model laws and white papers and
              consider possible charges based on the Working Group’s
              recommendations. 

2024 Adopted Charges

The mission of the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force is to study the nature and effectiveness of state approaches to workers’ compensation and related issues, including, but not limited to assigned risk plans; safety in the workplace; treatment of investment income in rating; occupational disease; cost containment; and the relevance of adopted NAIC model laws, regulations, and/or guidelines pertaining to workers’ compensation.

Ongoing Support of NAIC Programs, Products, or Services:

1. The Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force will:

          A.  Oversee the activities of the NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group.

          B.  Discuss issues with respect to advisory organizations, rating organizations, statistical agents, and insurance companies in the workers’ compensation arena.

          C.  Monitor the movement of business from the standard markets to the assigned risk pools. Alert state insurance department representatives if the growth of assigned risk pools changes 
                dramatically.

          D.  Follow workers’ compensation issues regarding cannabis in coordination with the Cannabis Insurance (C) Working Group.

          E.  Discuss workers’ compensation issues related to COVID-19 and teleworking.

2. The NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group will:

          A.  Study issues of mutual concern to state insurance regulators and the IAIABC. Review relevant IAIABC model laws and white papers and consider possible charges based on the
               Working Group’s recommendations.