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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING THE 2025 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE, INC. WORKER’S COMPENSATION PROSPECTIVE LOSS COST FILING NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGH24 01THE 2025[...]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING-THE 2025 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE, INC. WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROSPECTIVE LOSS COST FILING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
H24-01
THE 2025 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE, INC. WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROSPECTIVE LOSS COST FILING

Under AS 21.39.043, the director of the division of insurance is required to hold an administrative hearing to discuss whether a workers' compensation prospective loss cost filing meets the requirements of AS 21.39 and whether the filing should be approved, disapproved, or modified, in whole or in part.

In accordance with AS 21.39.043, a hearing will be held on September 4th, 2024, in conference room 102 located on the 1st floor of the Atwood Building, 550 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end no later than 11:30 a.m.

To connect via video conference: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 251 013 750 62
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Join on a video conferencing device
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Video ID: 119 229 741 4

To connect via phone (audio only):
+1 907-202-7104,176618922# United States, Anchorage
Phone conference ID: 176 618 922#

An interested party may participate in the hearing process as follows:
• inspect the filing and supporting information and examine witnesses;
• present written or oral testimony or evidence at the hearing;
• apply for subpoenas to be issued by the director to compel attendance of witnesses and

the production of evidence.

Under AS 21.39.043, an "interested party" is defined to mean:
• an employer association;
• an employee or labor association;
• a producer;
• a producer association;
• an insurer member or subscriber of the rating organization; and
• other persons who are substantially affected by the loss cost filing.

An interested party who plans to present testimony at the hearing should provide notice of
participation to the division in advance of the hearing date. To assist in having a productive
hearing, the division requests that written testimony and evidence or requests for modifications to the filing that will be presented at the hearing be submitted to the division and to the National
Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) on or before August 29, 2024.

Testimony or evidence presented at the hearing must be limited to whether the filing's
prospective loss costs meet the requirements of AS 21.39 and may include a recommendation for
approval, disapproval, or modification.

Before the hearing, a member or subscriber to NCCI may submit interrogatories directly to
NCCI, including requests for additional supporting information concerning the filing. A copy of
any requests sent directly to NCCI should also be sent to the division.

A member or subscriber to NCCI may obtain copies of all public documents related to the loss
cost filing directly from NCCI. Other interested parties may obtain copies of all public
documents from the division.

After the hearing, the director will leave the hearing record open for 10 days, during which time
interested parties may submit additional written testimony and documentary evidence concerning
the loss cost filing and members or subscribers may submit proposed modifications to the filing.
All such correspondence and documentation must be received by the division no later than 5:00
p.m., September 14, 2024.

All comments, written testimony, requests for modification, notice of participation, and other communication with the division related to this hearing should reference the 2025 NCCI Loss
Cost Filing and be sent via email to Lori Wing-Heier at [email protected].

If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodation in order to participate in
the process, please contact Ira Blankenship via email at [email protected] no later than August 30, 2024, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

After the hearing, subject to the procedures under AS 21.39.043, the director will issue an order
regarding the filing.