USCC Workers Comp 2024 - 129

Chart XIV-Administration Expenses: Workers' Compensation Departments, cont.
Jurisdiction System Provided For
Fund or
Kentucky
Private insurance, selfinsurance
Appropriation
Maintenance
fund
Assessment Provisions
Against Whom
Employers and State Fund
Amount
6.41% premium for policies issued
to employers, both coal and noncoal;
Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund for
companies severing coal-2.0% of premium
plus 0.02 cents per ton of coal severed.
Louisiana
Private insurance, approved
self-insurance, and group
self-insurance funds.
Maine
Private insurance, approved
self-insurance
Maryland
Private insurance,
approved self-insurance,
and competitive fund or
appropriation special fund
Annual assessment
All insurers: carriers, group
self-insurance funds, and
approved self-insured
employers.
Administrative fund
Carriers and self-insurers3
Percentage fixed annually, based on
benefits paid.
Percentage fixed annually3
Fines, penalties, and
fees
Penalties against
insurers for failure
to pay timely
compensation.
Special fund
Carriers, self-insurers, and
state fund
Prorated
Commission may
assess up to $1,500
annually against
self-insurers and
self-insured groups for
actuarial studies and
audits.
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Private
insurance, selfinsurance
Private
insurance, selfinsurance
Private
insurance, approved
self-insurance (including
group)
Mississippi Private insurance
Missouri
Montana
Private insurance, selfinsurance
Private
insurance, approved
self-insurance, competitive
fund
Special fund
General appropriation
Employers
Carriers and self-insurers
Special compensation fund Carriers and self-insurers
Special fund
Administrative fund
Special fund
Carriers and self-insurers
Carriers and self-insurers
Private insurers, self-insurers,
and the state fund
Prorated assessment necessary to cover
expenses.
75% of compensation used for safety
education and training fund.
Annual assessment determined annually by
the commissioner.
Assessment of $250 against each carrier
and self-insurer; remaining expenses
prorated.
Up to 2% premiums and up to 2% surcharge
on deductible portion of policies.
Surcharge on premium based on 4% of
indemnity and medical benefit paid in the
prior calendar year. A separate premium
surcharge of up to 2% of benefit paid in the
preceding calendar year may be assessed
for an occupational safety and health
administrative fund.
Nebraska
Private insurance
Special fund, selfinsurance
fund, trust fund
Nevada
Private insurance and selfinsurance
(including group)
State insurance fund from
assessment of members of
particular fund
Carriers, risk management
pools, and self-insurers
Carriers and self-insurers
Carriers and risk management pools-1%
of written premiums. Self-insurers-1.25%
of prospective-loss costs. Special
assessment as required.4
Assess as needed.
Referral fees, fines,
and penalties
$200 fee on
redemption
settlements
Civil penalties, copy
fees, and other
recoveries
Civil penalties
Fees for records and
other recoveries
Fees for copies
and publications,
administrative
penalties and interest
charges, and licensing
fees
Settlement filing fees
Other Income
Administrative fines,
premium penalties,
collections on behalf
of the uninsured
employer's claim
account, and interest
New
Hampshire
New Jersey Private insurance, approved
self-insurance
Private insurance
Administration fund
appropriation
Assessment against
insurance carriers and
self-insurers
Carriers and self-insurers
Carriers and self-insurers
Prorated on basis of total compensation
paid; $100 minimum.5
Percentage fixed annually.
Civil penalties
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