NEWS & UPDATES
11/24/09
The December 1, 2009 Delaware Basic Manual is now available on the website.
11/16/09
WCIO WEBSITE ANNOUNCEMENT

The redesigned WCIO website contains improved features and new products, including a WCIO Data Dictionary. For more information refer to Bureau Circular No. 860.
11/11/09
NEW FORM FOR AGREEMENT BY EXECUTIVE OFFICER(S)/LLC MEMBER(S) NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO THE DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW

A revised “Agreement By Executive Officer(s)/LLC Member(s) Not To Be Subject To The Delaware Workers’ Compensation Law,” as approved by the Department of Insurance, is effective December 1, 2009. The revised form will be available within Section 3 of the Delaware Basic Manual and within the FORMS section of the DCRB website.
10/27/09
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2009 NEW WORKERS COMPENSATION RESIDUAL MARKET RATES AND VOLUNTARY MARKET LOSS COSTS

The Department of Insurance has approved an amended filing requesting average decreases of 8.49 percent in residual market rates and 7.72 percent in voluntary market loss costs based on the loss experience and analysis presented in the filing. Recognizing the reductions required under the Opinion and Order as of December 1, 2008 and December 1, 2009, the average decreases in residual market rates and voluntary market loss costs effective December 1, 2009 are 9.17 percent and 8.40 percent, respectively. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 859.
9/15/09
Court-Ordered reductions to Residual Market Rates and Voluntary Loss Costs Effective December 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009.
For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 858.
8/3/09
The DCRB has submitted a filing of revisions to Delaware’s Residual Market Plan, voluntary market loss costs and related rating values with a proposed effective date of December 1, 2009. That filing, No.0903, proposes an overall decrease in collectible rate level of 6.01 percent for the Residual Market Plan and an overall decrease in collectible loss costs of 5.22 percent for the voluntary market. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 857.
7/15/09
MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) EXTENSION ACT OF 2007.

This circular addresses selected potential implications of the statute in caption. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 856.
7/7/09
The June 1, 2009 Delaware Basic Manual is now available on the website.
6/18/09
The Delaware Assigned Risk Handbook referenced in Circular No. 853 is now available on our website under Delaware Insurance Plan. Click on the link labeled Delaware Handbook.
6/4/09
The Insurance Commissioner has approved Manual revisions to Section 2 – Definitions and Codes 005, Tree Pruning, and 012, Landscape Contractor. These revisions became effective as of 12:01 a.m., June 1, 2009 with respect to new and renewal business only. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 855.
6/3/09
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

Updated audit advisory information for treatment of Independent contractors in Delaware has been made available . For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 854.
6/3/09
Delaware Insurance Plan News

The Insurance Commissioner has approved revisions to the Residual Market Plan, which include changes proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI), as well as Delaware Workers Compensation Insurance Plan (DIP) changes. The revisions that are part of the NCCI proposal become effective as of 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2010 with respect to new and renewal business only, and the DIP changes are retroactively effective as of 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2009. For more detail refer to Bureau Cicular No. 853.
5/28/09
The DCRB has issued an updated Medical Data Call Implementation Guide to include some clarifying language and additional examples. The updated guide replaces the prior January 6, 2009 release and continues to include the reporting layout, general rules, participation requirements, business exclusions, reporting frequencies and responsibilities, edit strategy and other essential information.

Additionally, a Medical Data Call Edit Matrix has been added to the website and is available for download. This matrix contains details on the edits that will be performed by the Bureau.

To access and/or download the new documents go to Medical Data Reporting section of the website.
5/14/09
A new application (View Authorized Classes) has been added to the Bureau website which provides a more streamlined method for checking authorized classifications. The search parameter can be either the Bureau File Number or the Employer Name. Once the risk is indentified, a click on the name will take you to a screen which will provide the user with the ability to “View Bureau History/Authorized Classes.”
5/1/09
DELAWARE BASIC MANUAL REVISION - EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009

The Insurance Commissioner has approved Manual revisions to Code 815, Automobile Service Center or Garage, and housekeeping revisions to Section 2. These revisions become effective as of 12:01 a.m., June 1, 2009 with respect to new and renewal business only. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 852.
4/17/09
PEEP TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

As a participant in the Compensation Data Exchange (CDX), the Bureau is pleased to announce the 2009 Policy Entry and Edit Package (PEEP) Web Conference Training Session to be held May 12, 2009. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 851.
3/18/09
The December 1, 2008 Delaware Basic Manual is now available on the website.
3/9/09
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2008 AMENDED BUREAU FILING NO. 0807

The Department of Insurance’s review of Bureau Filing No. 0807 extended well past the proposed effective date and raised issues that the Bureau has appealed to the Court of Chancery in Delaware. Pending resolution of the Bureau’s appeal, agreement has been reached for implementation of a schedule of residual market rates and voluntary market loss costs effective December 1, 2008. The agreed rating values reflect the Bureau’s original filing, adjusted to provide additional reductions of 1.1 percent in both residual market rates and voluntary market loss costs. Accordingly, the agreed rating values reflect overall average reductions of 9.74 percent in residual marketrates and 11.13 percent in voluntary market loss costs, effective on a new and renewal basis as of December 1, 2008. For more detail refer to Bureau Circular No. 850.