Share This Article:
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates Decreasing Again
18 Mar, 2008 WorkersCompensation.com
Baton Rouge, LA (CompNewsNetwork) - Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced today that rates for workers' compensation insurance are again decreasing in Louisiana, based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).
Most workers' comp carriers in Louisiana use the NCCI annual loss cost filing report to help formulate their insurance rates. A recent NCCI loss cost filing showed Louisiana with an 8.6 percent drop in loss costs, which was approved by the Department of Insurance in January 2008. Companies will begin adopting the new rates by filing for a rate decrease with the Department of Insurance around late March through September 2008 and begin using the lower rates within approximately 45 days after approval of the adoption. This reduction follows a 15.8 percent reduction in workers' comp rates last year – the largest decrease of the 36 states.
“This is positive news for our state's business community and will help greatly in our economic development efforts," said Commissioner Donelon."Our market continues to show strong signs of improvement, particularly in the area of improved worker safety. Improved worker safety leads to fewer workplace injuries across most employment classes, a trend we have seen over the past few years and the leading cause of these recent rate reductions."
The total Louisiana workers' compensation market is estimated at $1.03 billion.
Read Also
- Jul 03, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jul 02, 2024
- WorkCompCollege
- Jul 02, 2024
- Horizon Casualty Services
About The Author
About The Author
- WorkersCompensation.com
More by This Author
- Jul 13, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jul 03, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jun 23, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
Read More
- Jul 03, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jul 02, 2024
- WorkCompCollege
- Jul 02, 2024
- Horizon Casualty Services
- Jun 24, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jun 23, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Jun 21, 2024
- WorkCompCollege