NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
H 16-02
THE 2017 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE, INC.
WORKERS’ 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 13, 2016 in conference room 1540 located on the 15th floor of the Atwood Building, 550 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.  The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will end no later than 4:30 p.m.  If you are unable to attend the hearing in person and would like to participate by teleconference, please call 1-800-315-6338 and enter the access code 42070 followed by the # (pound sign).

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 participate in 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 September 6, 2016. 

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.  Also during this time frame, a member or subscriber may submit a proposed modification to the filing.  An interested party should submit such written testimony and evidence to the division no later than 5:00 p.m., September 23, 2016.

All comments, written testimony, requests for modification, notice of participation, and other communication with the division related to this hearing should reference the 2017 NCCI Loss Cost Filing, and be sent to Division of Insurance;  Attention: Michael Ricker; P.O. Box 110805; Juneau, AK 99811-0805; fax to (907) 465-3422; or e-mail to michael.ricker@alaska.gov.

If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodation in order to participate in the process, please contact Jennifer Romero at (907) 269-7900, or TDD (907) 465-5437 no later than September 6, 2016 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.

Dated:  July 18, 2016

Lori Wing-Heier
Director