A study commissioned by the South Carolina Department of Insurance has found flaws in National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) methods of collecting and reporting data used to determining state workers' compensation rates.

The target market conduct examination report, prepared by AGI Services, was authorized by the Insurance Department to determine if data received by NCCI from insurance carriers is accurate and suitable for ratemaking.

It concluded that "the majority of the data submitted to NCCI for use in ratemaking is deemed to be sufficiently accurate." However, the report continued that certain data reported by carriers, the Standard Earned Premium at Designated Statistical Reporting (DSR) Level, which is used by NCCI to calculate overall loss cost change, is not accurate.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.