Advisory Council Studies
The Advisory Council over the years has conducted a number of studies on workers' compensation in Massachusetts. In addition, the Council has published annual reports on the State of the Workers' Compensation System for fiscal years 1987-2007.
The following are studies conducted by the Advisory Council:
The Analysis of Friction Costs Associated with the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation System, Milliman & Robertson, John Lewis, (1989)
Assessment of the Department of Industrial Accidents & Workers' Compensation System, Peat Marwick Main, (1989)
Report on Competitive Rating, Tillinghast, (1989)
Report to the Legislature on Competitive Rating, Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, (1989)
Report to the Legislature on Public Employees, Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, (1989)
Medical Access Study, Lynch-Ryan, The Boylston Group, (1990)
Report to the Legislature on the Mark-up System for Case Scheduling, Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, (1990)
Report to the Legislature on Occupational Disease, Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, (1990)
Analysis of the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents' Dispute Resolution System, Endispute, Inc., B.D.O. Seidman, (1991)
Study of Workers' Compensation Wage Replacement Rates, Tillinghast; Professor Peter Kozel, (1994)
Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance Rate Methodology, The Wyatt Company, (1994)
Competitive Rating of Workers' Compensation in Massachusetts, J.H. Albert, (1995)
Review of the WC Ratemaking Concepts and WCRIB 8/14/97 Filing, Ernst & Young LLP, (1997)
Analysis of Proposed Changes to Section 34 and 35 of Chapter 152 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Tillinghast, (1997)
Analysis of the Workers' Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIBM) and State Rating Bureau (SRB) Rate Filings, Tillinghast - Towers Perrin, (1999)
Addendum to the 1997 Tillinghast Analysis of Proposed Changes to Section 34 and 35 of Chapter 152 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Tillinghast, (2000)
Analysis of September 2001 Workers' Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts Rate Filing, Tillinghast - Towers Perrin, (2001)
Analysis of September 2003 Workers' Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts Rate Filing, Tillinghast - Towers Perrin, (2003)
Actuarial Analysis of the Insurance Rate Filing as Submitted by the Workers' Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts, KPMG, (2005)
The Advisory Council's studies are available for review Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Massachusetts State Library, State House, Room 341, Boston, Massachusetts, 02133 or by appointment at the offices of the Advisory Council, 600 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts (617) 727-4900 ext. 378.