Expert Analysis

In early August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the jobs report for July. The economy added 73,000 new jobs from June in the initial estimate, slightly below expectations of around 100,000. In […]

Article 5 – The Payer   Ever asked a stranger or new acquaintance what they do for a living only to receive a clever substitute instead of a direct answer? An interventional cardiologist I know tells […]

InsurTech Geek Podcast Episode Description: In a time where digital transformation and generative AI dominate headlines, few voices in insurance strike the balance between innovation and heritage like Matt Crum, President of Frank Winston Crum […]

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are the leading cause of work-related fatalities and among the most expensive claims in the workers compensation system? Despite significant improvements in workplace safety over the past […]

Admissibility of Expert Medical Adviser (EMA) Opinions in Workers' Compensation Proceedings On September 3, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal of Florida, in Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. Thompson, considered for the first time whether […]

NCCI’s 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends provides an overview of developments affecting the workers compensation system in two parts: the Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report (Report) and two interactive navigation dashboards. ​Check out the 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends and NCCI’s full […]

We saw another disappointing jobs report with employment growth of just 22,000 in August. Backward revisions of the previous two months reduced employment estimates by 21,000 on net, with June now seeing a decline. At […]

Article 4 – The Employer’s Perspective  There’s a classic learning activity used widely in schools and organizations in which a teacher or facilitator asks a group to watch a short video. Each attendee is then […]