William (Bill) Taylor, President of the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, since July 2015, has informed the Governing Board that he will be retiring February 2026.
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Fewer workers compensation claims are involving prescription drugs according to a new report from the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB), Prescription Drug Trends in Delaware Workers’ Compensation: 2012-2022. This comprehensive analysis offers critical insights into the evolving landscape of prescription drug usage and costs within the state's workers' compensation system.
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The Delaware Insurance Department has approved DCRB Filing No. 2404 regarding housekeeping revisions to Section 2 of the Delaware Workers’ Compensation Manual of Rules, Classifications and Rating Values for Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Basic Manual), for policies effective 12:01 a.m., December 1, 2024, or later. The effective date of these changes aligns with the DCRB’s annual comprehensive residual market rate and voluntary market loss cost filing, which was approved by the Department of Insurance for policies effective at 12:01 a.m., December 1, 2024, and later (DCRB Circular No. 1043, dated October 15, 2024). This coordination will consolidate necessary changes that the DCRB’s members and other constituents must make to policies, forms, and systems.
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The Delaware Department of Insurance has approved DCRB Amended Filing No. 2403, with overall changes of -9.21% in residual market rates and -8.40% in voluntary market loss costs.
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The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB) is transitioning to a four-digit display for all classification codes. This aligns DCRB’s classification code display with the national approach and with most carrier systems, which are already programmed to accommodate four-digit classification codes.
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On September 9, 2024, the Delaware Department of Insurance approved DCRB Filing No. 2405. That filing proposed an overall change in the collectible rate level of -4.97% for US Longshore and Harbor Workers Act coverage (F-Classifications) in the residual market (Delaware Insurance Plan) and an overall change of -0.48% for the voluntary market loss costs.
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William (Bill) Taylor, President of the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, since July 2015, has informed the Governing Board that he will be retiring February 2026.
Read Entry11/15/2024
Fewer workers compensation claims are involving prescription drugs according to a new report from the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB), Prescription Drug Trends in Delaware Workers’ Compensation: 2012-2022. This comprehensive analysis offers critical insights into the evolving landscape of prescription drug usage and costs within the state's workers' compensation system.
Read Entry10/30/2024
The Delaware Insurance Department has approved DCRB Filing No, 2404 regarding housekeeping revisions to Section 2 of the Delaware Workers’ Compensation Manual of Rules, Classifications and Rating Values for Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Basic Manual), for policies effective 12:01 a.m., December 1, 2024, or later. The effective date of these changes aligns with the DCRB’s annual comprehensive residual market rate and voluntary market loss cost filing, which was approved by the Department of Insurance for policies effective at 12:01 a.m., December 1, 2024, and later (DCRB Circular No. 1043, dated October 15, 2024). This coordination will consolidate necessary changes that the DCRB’s members and other constituents must make to policies, forms, and systems.
Read Entry10/25/2024
The DCRB has published the 2023 audited financial statements along with the adjustment of assessment.
Read Entry10/16/2024
The Delaware Department of Insurance has approved DCRB Amended Filing No. 2403, with overall changes of -9.21% in residual market rates and -8.40% in voluntary market loss costs.
Read Entry10/15/2024
In support of the first significant update to Delaware’s Experience Rating Plan (ERP) in 20 years, the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB) has revised its website with additional resources for insurance carriers, agents and brokers, and employers to better understand what is changing and how they will be impacted.
Read Entry09/27/2024