This change supports an effort to reduce paper usage by distributing Experience Rating Worksheets (worksheets) to insureds electronically. All states in which the change was filed have approved it. The rule change took effect for worksheets produced on or after July 1, 2011. With this change, NCCI will be able to eliminate approximately 1 million hard copies of the worksheets that had been mailed to insureds annually.

NCCI will send a letter to the insured advising that its worksheet has been produced (instead of mailing the entire worksheet). The letter will provide directions for obtaining the worksheet online. Any future revisions of that experience rating modification will result in an automatic email to the insured, directing the recipient to the appropriate website.

If the insured chooses not to visit the website, the insured will not receive a worksheet or any revised ratings for that year. Every year, the insured will receive a letter advising that their renewal rating has been produced and is available online.

The switch to electronic distribution is based on requests from our customers who asked to eliminate their hard copy distributions in keeping with their companies’ green initiatives. This change allows NCCI to better support its own green initiatives and those of our customers as we work together to reduce paper usage.

National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. is the largest provider of workers compensation and employee injury data and statistics in the nation.

For additional information, please review our post on the ABCs of Experience Rating brochure for a helpful and straightforward explanation. Be sure to also view NCCI’s Webinars on Demand to learn more about experience rating and NCCI’s services and tools.