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WCIRB Research Forums
WCIRB Mod Talk
WCIRB Class Talk
IIABCal/WCIRB Webinars
COVID-19 Webinars
WCIRB Connect Webinars

 

 

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General

Overview of Changes to Medical Data Call Edit Matrix
Presented March 31, 2021
Gain an in-depth understanding of the new edits and revisions to existing edits in the Medical Data Call Edit Matrix. You will also learn how to interpret your File Submission and Quarterly Summary report results for medical data submissions.
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Overview: Medical and Indemnity Transaction Data Reporting Changes and New Transaction Data Quality Program
Presented March 3, 2021 
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Learn the following in this webinar:

  • Whether you must report medical and indemnity data due to participation requirement changes
  • Medical and indemnity transaction data submission due date changes
  • What you need to know about the WCIRB Transaction Data Quality Program, effective January 1, 2022, which will consolidate medical and indemnity data in a single program
  • When the Medical Transaction Data Quality Program will end

2020–2021 USRP Manual Changes
Presented January 19, 2021 
While we’ve all been focused on COVID-19 issues and classification and rule changes, a number of additional changes to the California Workers' Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan—1995 (USRP) affect agents, brokers, auditors, underwriters and other workers’ compensation professionals. This webinar covers the USRP changes that impact 2020 and 2021 policies.
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WCIRB Research Forums

Cost Impact of California’s Drug Formulary – Two-Year Checkup
Presented February 11, 2021
Learn how the California drug formulary affected the prescriptions of drugs subject to utilization review as well as how it contributed to a continued decline in drug payments for several costly pharmaceutical components in 2019 and through the pre-pandemic period in 2020. We discuss those and more highlights from the WCIRB's research brief updating the evaluation of the drug formulary impact in the webinar.
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    WCIRB Mod Talk

    WCIRB Mod Talk webinars give insurers, agents and brokers and other industry professionals the opportunity to learn more about California’s Experience Rating System and potential future changes to the California Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating Plan—1995 (ERP). Each 30-minute webinar consists of a brief presentation and status updates, followed by a question and answer session. 

    What You Need to Know About Closed Claims Rerates
    Thursday, May 20, 2021, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Gain the knowledge to explain to your customers how to identify a closed claim rerate, what can trigger a closed claim rerate and how it affects an experience modification.
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    Factors in Calculating an X-Mod
    Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Learn the variables in calculating an experience modification so you can explain to policyholder customers how they qualify for an X-Mod, including the components that go into calculation, such as payroll, expected losses, actual primary losses and expected excess losses.
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    Why Hasn't My X-Mod Published?
    Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Learn what factors affect the publication of an experience modification, including what can cause delays and how to check the status.
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    How Ownership Changes Affect X-Mods
    Presented March 10, 2021
    Be prepared to advise your customers on impacts to a policyholder’s experience modification resulting from business ownership changes.
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    WCIRB Class Talk

    WCIRB Class Talk webinars give insurers, agents, brokers and other industry professionals the opportunity to learn more about California’s workers’ compensation classification system and relevant information within the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan—1995 (USRP). Each 30-minute webinar consists of a presentation and updates on the classification system, followed by a question-and-answer session.

    Fuel Up on Gas Station Classifications
    Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Fill up on details to consider when classifying gas stations, such as whether they contain car washes or restaurants.
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    Buy Into These Stores Special Industry Classification Procedures
    Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Learn which special rules in the USRP you need to know to correctly classify stores. 
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    What You Need to Know About the New Telecommuter Classification
    Presented February 18, 2021
    Learn about the newest Standard Exception Classification – Classification 8871, Clerical Telecommuter Employees – so you can know when to apply it to employees who typically fall under Classification 8810, Clerical Office Employees.
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    IIABCal/WCIRB Webinars

    The WCIRB and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California (IIABCal) have collaborated to provide an educational webinar series specifically for California agents and brokers. Each webinar provides a concise overview of an essential workers’ compensation insurance topic and the opportunity for agents and brokers to get answers to their questions in a live session. 

    2021 Updates on USRP Manual and Premium Audits
    Presented March 24, 2021
    Gain the knowledge needed to help your clients navigate the 2021 changes to the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan—1995 (USRP). We also demonstrate how WCIRB field personnel are performing classification inspections and test audits during the COVID-19 pandemic so you can prepare your clients. 
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    COVID-19 Webinars

    WCIRB Clarifies COVID-19 Payroll Exclusion Rule
    Presented October 20, 2020
    The WCIRB clarifies the COVID-19 era rules for employees who continue to be paid for time not worked during the stay-at-home order.
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    Impact of Economic Downturn on CA Workers’ Comp
    Presented June 4, 2020
    With the dramatic drop in employment in California, the frequency of claim filings will likely be affected. The WCIRB discusses how prior recessions have affected claim frequency in California, provides forecasts of future claim frequency given alternative assumptions as to unemployment rates and summarizes some of the potential impact of post-termination and COVID-19 claims on claim frequency.
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    WCIRB Evaluates Executive Order Impact on CA Workers’ Comp Costs
    Presented May 28, 2020
    The WCIRB actuarial and research teams discuss their recent evaluation of the potential cost impact of the governor’s May 6 Executive Order related to workers contracting COVID-19. The webinar focuses on the key assumptions underlying WCIRB estimates as to the number of workers affected by the rebuttable presumption of compensability in the Order, the COVID-19 claims potentially filed and the indemnity and medical costs on the COVID-19 claims filed.
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    Summary of December 31, 2019 Experience and Update on COVID-19 Regulatory Changes
    Presented April 30, 2020
    WCIRB actuaries provide a summary of insurer experience and projections valued as of December 31, 2019. In addition, we provide an update on regulatory changes the WCIRB proposed to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on experience rating and data reporting.
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    COVID-19 Claims – Cost Evaluation of Potential Conclusive COVID-19 Presumption in California Workers’ Compensation
    Presented April 23, 2020
    The California workers’ compensation system is expected to be significantly impacted by benefits and medical treatment costs paid to on behalf of California workers who contract the COVID-19 virus in the essential industries. In this webinar, WCIRB actuaries and researchers discuss the key assumptions underlying their estimates of the potential financial impact COVID-19 claims will have on the California system.
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    COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation – What Employers Need to Know
    Presented April 22, 2020 
    We summarize proposed rule changes that have been submitted to the Insurance Commissioner to help California employers face unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including issues around workers’ compensation claims, reclassification of employees with modified duties and exclusion of payments made to non-working employees.
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    WCIRB Connect® Webinars

    The WCIRB has scheduled a series of webinars to help users with WCIRB Connect and to learn more about upcoming enhancements.