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Workers' Compensation (C) Task Force

2023 Membership

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

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.

 

Adopted by the Executive (EX) Committee and Plenary, __ __ , 2023

Adopted by the Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee, __ __ , 2023

Adopted by the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force, Oct. 18, 2023

2024 Proposed 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:

    1. Oversee the activities of the NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group.
    2. Discuss issues with respect to advisory organizations, rating organizations, statistical agents, and insurance companies in the workers’ compensation arena.
    3. 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.
    4. Follow workers’ compensation issues regarding cannabis in coordination with the Cannabis Insurance (C) Working Group.
    5. Discuss workers’ compensation issues related to COVID-19 and teleworking.
  1. The NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group will:

    1. 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.

2023 Adopted Charges

The Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force will:

  1. Oversee the activities of the NAIC/International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Joint (C) Working Group. 
  2. Discuss issues with respect to advisory organizations, rating organizations, statistical agents and insurance companies in the workers’ compensation arena. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Follow workers’ compensation issues regarding cannabis in coordination with the Cannabis Insurance (C) Working Group. 
  5. Discuss workers’ compensation issues related to COVID-19 and Teleworking.

The NAIC/IAIABC Joint (C) Working Group will:

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

NAIC Support Staff: Sara Robben/Aaron Brandenburg

Workers' Compensation (C) Task Force WebEx Call 11/6/2023

Public Conference Call
Monday, November 06, 2023
11:00 AM ET, 10:00 AM CT, 9:00 AM MT, 8:00 AM PT
Expected Length of Call: 1 hr
Webex Link

To hear a presentation regarding the unintended consequences of the legalization of cannabis.

Recording


Workers' Compensation (C) Task Force (In Lieu of meeting at Summer National Meeting) 07/20/2023

Public Conference Call
Thursday, July 20, 2023
11:00 AM ET, 10:00 AM CT, 9:00 AM MT, 8:00 AM PT
Expected Length of Call: 1 hr

Workers' Compensation (C) Task Force  (In lieu of meeting at Summer National Meeting) 


WCTF Call 03062023

Public Webex Meeting
Monday, March 06, 2023
2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 PM MT, 11:00 AM PT
Expected Length of Call: 1 hr
Webex Link

To hear an update and discuss telework and its effect on workers' compensation, as well as to hear a short presentation regarding presumptive workers' comp benefits for Fire Fighters and First Responders.


WCTF Call 221115

Public Webex Meeting
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
10:30 AM ET, 9:30 AM CT, 8:30 AM MT, 7:30 AM PT
Expected Length of Call: 1 hr
Webex Link

Meeting in lieu of the Fall National Meeting to adopt minutes and hear updates regarding Workers’ Compensation.


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Contacts

Media Inquiries
(816) 783-8909
news@naic.org


Sara Robben
Regulatory Research Specialist
816-783-8230

Aaron Brandenburg
Assistant Director - P&C Regulatory Services
816-783-8271

Please see the current Committee List for a complete list of committee members.