05/13/21
Robert Wilson
NCCI has been conducting their Annual Issues Symposium this week, and as usual they have provided a slick presentation format filled with highly accurate and useful data for the industry. The numbers they have been reporting are undeniably encouraging. The industry is profitable, incident rates are down, and, most critically, Covid did not have the impact that was once initially feared. The wave of expected Covid claims did not materialize, and as importantly, the industry pivoted and adapted to unexpected changes with surprising fluidity.
All in all, a great snapshot for the industry. Or was it?
By all accounts, NCCI is a great organization doing a yeoman s job for the states they serve. I have tremendous respect for the organization. However, they represent (by my fumbling and haphazard count