WorkCompEdge


"Ideas on workers' comp for employers and the insurance professionals who serve them."

Author: Kory Wells is the editor of WorkCompEdge editor Kory Wells is director of product development at Specific Software Solutions; Tim Coomer is chief executive officer of Specific Software Solutions; and Frank Pennachio is is a co-founder and director of curriculum at the Institute of WorkComp Professionals.

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Recent Posts from WorkCompEdge


  • California 1/1/2010 Mod Calculation Change Advisory

    by Kory Wells with Jeff Adcock and Tony King ModMaster update 09.11, available to our clients on Friday, November 20th, includes support for the California rates and the split calculation change recently approved by the…

  • How Will the 1/1/2010 California Workers Compensation Split Formula Change Impact the Mod?

    by Kory Wells with Jeff Adcock The fact that California Insurance Commissioner Poizner has once again rejected an increase in workers compensation pure premium rates (read the November 10th Insurance Journal article California’s Poizner Rejects…

  • Training Videos Help Address OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations for 2009

    by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor As reported on several news and blog sites in the past several days, OSHA has recently released its preliminary list of top safety violations for 2009.  As stated in…

  • Actuarial Booklet for “the Rest of Us” Now Available for Free Download

    by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor Actuarial consultants and analysts outnumber the software staff here at SIGMA Actuarial and Specific Software, so I’m not looking for trouble – just stating personal experience – when I…

  • Comparing Two Workers Compensation Experience Mods

    by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor Many of our readers have found themselves, at one time or another, in the unfortunate position of trying to explain why the workers compensation mod went up from the…

  • Take Our Collateral Survey

    by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor As a follow-up to Michelle Bradley’s recent blog article “A 2009 Collateral Perspective,” we’ve decided to conduct a survey of professionals currently involved in collateral issues related to self-funded…

  • Improve Your Cash Flow with Pay-As-You-Go Workers Comp

    by Frank Pennachio, WorkCompEdge Regular Contributor Workers  compensation policy premiums are usually based on estimated payrolls. The final earned premium is determined during a premium audit after the policy expires and is based on actual…

  • A 2009 Collateral Perspective

    by Michelle Bradley, SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group Interested in collateral issues? Don’t miss our collateral survey. In October 2006, Lloyd Kelly and I authored a paper titled “Reducing Collateral Uncertainty: A Primer for Negotiations” that…

  • New WorkCompEdge Licensing Options

    by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor As you may recall, we launched WorkCompEdge last fall – just in time for the economic crisis. Since the downturn affected many sectors, including insurance and risk management, we’ve…

  • LinkedIn: Your Objections, and Why You Should Get Over Them Now

    Connect with our CEO Tim Coomer or blog editor Kory Wells on LinkedIn. by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor We’re grateful that several hundred of our readers and clients took the time to participate in…