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Experience Rating Mod Calculator

Calculate workers' compensation experience modification factor based on actual vs expected losses.

Inputs

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Results

Experience Mod

0.91

Premium Impact

-9%

Primary Actual Losses$240,000.00
Excess Actual Losses$560,000.00
Mod Deviation (%)-9%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the insured's historical premium and losses for each experience year.
  2. Set the credibility weight based on premium volume.
  3. Input the expected loss ratio from industry or manual rates.
  4. Review the experience modification factor and resulting modified premium.
  5. Experience rating rewards low-loss insureds with credits and surcharges high-loss insureds.

How the result changes with Expected Losses

Expected LossesExperience ModPremium Impact
$10,000,001.000.19-81%
$35,000,001.000.06-94%
$65,000,000.000.03-97%
$90,000,000.000.02-98%

What each input means

Actual Losses
Total actual incurred losses for the experience period
Expected Losses
Expected losses based on payroll and class rates
Ballast Value
Ballast (stabilizing) value to prevent extreme mod swings
Primary Loss Weight
Proportion of losses classified as primary (frequency-driven)
Excess Loss Weight
Weight given to excess (severity-driven) losses in the mod formula

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Actual Losses = 800000, Expected Losses = 1000000, Ballast Value = 500000, Primary Loss Weight = 0.3 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Experience Mod
    Experience Mod
    0.91 = 0.91
  3. Calculate Premium Impact
    Premium Impact
    -9 = -9%
  4. Calculate Primary Actual Losses
    Primary Actual Losses
    240000 = $240,000
  5. Calculate Excess Actual Losses
    Excess Actual Losses
    560000 = $560,000

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