An actuarial method for estimating the long-term, incidence-based costs of Navy civilian occupational injuries and illnesses

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The authors present an actuarial method they have developed and applied to US Navy costs for estimating civilian employee worker compensation claims. Although such an incidence-based approach can be initially more labor intensive than the prevalence-based method more frequently used, more accurate cost information predictions result.

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Why federal agencies should estimate their long-term occupational injury and illness costs

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US government agencies should adopt an incidence-based approach to cost accounting for work-related illnesses and injuries rather than the prevalence-based method currently used. Compensation for the federal civilian workforce totalled $2 bil in 2000, and these costs could be reduced with different methods.

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Employer disability management strategies and other predictors of injury claims rates and costs: analysis of employment-based long-term disability insurance claims

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This article examines the determinants of long-term disability claim rates in 271 United States firms. The authors maintain demographic and occupational mixes of employees and employer characteristics, such as industry type, are strong predictors of long-term disability claim rates.

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