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.
The R.I. Department of Business Regulation approved the NCCI advisory filing, extending the state's unbroken streak of annual loss cost reductions and marking a cumulative 75.8% decrease since 2015.
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.