Workers’-compensation developments in NCCI Loss Costs, tracked across U.S. jurisdictions — each story grounded in the primary record with original analysis of what it means for the market.
Case INS-2026-00031 asks the Virginia SCC Bureau of Insurance to approve advisory loss cost reductions, with the assigned risk pool targeted for a deeper 8.2% cut as eight straight years of frequency improvement hold steady.
Commissioner's Bulletin B-0001-26 signals a sharp moderation from the 11.5% reduction that took effect one year earlier, suggesting Texas loss costs are beginning to stabilize after years of steep declines.
Commissioner Mike Yaworsky signed off on the NCCI-filed reduction effective January 1, 2026, extending an eight-year run of falling rates into a ninth.