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Experience Modifiers What They Are and Why There’s Nothing Wrong with a 1.0 Eric Bourquin, Vice President of Safety Services Texas Mutual Insurance Company

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Page 1: Experience Modifiers - tdi.texas.gov · Results in an experience modifier 7 Compares an employer’s actual losses against the expected losses within their industry. Experience modifier

Experience ModifiersWhat They Are and

Why There’s Nothing Wrong with a 1.0

Eric Bourquin, Vice President of Safety ServicesTexas Mutual Insurance Company

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Understanding Experience Rating

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Experience rating and modifiers

Understanding

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Experience rating and modifiers

Experience rating formula

Understanding

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Experience rating and modifiers

Experience rating formula

Ways to control your experience modifier

Understanding

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What is the purpose?Comparative analysis:• Used to modify premium• Based on individual account experience

Creates incentive to promote health and safety:• Reduce number of losses through safety• Encourage savings through return to work

programs

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What is experience rating?

It is a formula that:Evaluates your claim experience, adjusted for the amount of payroll you have in each class codeCompares your company’s claim experience to expected claim experience within your industryResults in an experience modifier

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Compares an employer’s actual losses against the expected losses within their industry

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Experience modifier

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An experience modifier is a factor used in premium

calculation.

It is calculated based on your claim experience

during the last 3 completed policy years.

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3 Years for experience rating

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2018-192014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Used to calculate for new period

New

Used to calculate the current

Current 2013-14

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How is the experience rating calculated?

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The formula in simple terms:

= E-ModActual LossesExpected Losses

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What does this mean for you?

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A multiplier of 1.00 represents an average risk

Standard Premium

Experience Modification Factor

Modified Premium

$50,000 X 1.00 = $50,000

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What does this mean for you?

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A multiplier of 1.00 represents an average riskA multiplier less than 1.00 – called a credit mod

Standard Premium

Experience Modification Factor

Modified Premium

$50,000 X 1.00 = $50,000$50,000 X 0.80 = $40,000

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What does this mean for you?

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A multiplier of 1.00 represents an average riskA multiplier less than 1.00 – called a credit modA multiplier greater than 1.00 – called a debit mod

Experience Modification Factor

Modified Premium

$50,000 X 1.00 = $50,000$50,000 X 0.80 = $40,000$50,000 X 1.20 = $60,000

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Risk Information

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Risk Information

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Final Emod Factor

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Controlling your experience rating

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Prevent accidents

and injuries

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Controlling your experience rating

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Contain claimcosts

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Prevent accidents and injuries

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• Develop and implement an Injury & Illness Prevention Program

• Train employees on safety topics• Investigate accidents & near misses

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Management commitment Analysis Record-

keeping

Safety & health training

Audit/ inspection

Injury and Illness Prevention Program

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Accident investigation

New employee orientation

Refresher training

Remedial training

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Injury and Illness Prevention Program

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Prevent accidents & injuries:Training resources

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Prevent accidents & injuries:Accident investigations

• Gather facts• Analyze information

to determine root cause

• Develop corrective actions

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Containing claim costs

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Containing claim costs

Report claims to your carrier immediately

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Containing claim costs

Report claims to your carrier immediately

Implement a return to work

program

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Containing claim costs

Report claims to your carrier immediately

Implement a return to work

program

Communicate proactively with

all involved parties

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Containing claim costs

Report claims to your carrier immediately

Will allow the carrier to:• Arrange for appropriate

medical treatment• Prevent payment delays• Refer claims for

investigation as needed

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Containing claim costs

Implement a return to work

program

Before an injury:• Develop policies and

train employees• Assess job tasks• Prepare documents

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Containing claim costs

Implement a return to work

program

After an injury:• Send documents to

the doctor• Discuss RTW

opportunities• Make RTW offer

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Containing claim costs

Communicate proactively with

all involved parties

• Stay in contact with the claim adjuster

• Stay in contact with the treating physician

• Stay in contact with the injured employee

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SummaryExperience modifiers are:• Based on comparative experience• A part of premium calculation• A reflection of loss experience

You can manage your experience modifier through:• Effective safety programs• Return to work options• Communication

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Questions?