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The WC Division issues Insurance Letters to communicate information with external WC customers. The reasons vary but may include the need to communicate changes in policies or procedures, to highlight law changes and impacts on external WC customers, to announce benefit rate changes, to distribute annual assessments, or to announce a new program or new technology that strengthens customer service.
Listing of all Standard Letters Organized by Type
Letter | Date | Description |
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Ins 543 | 03/26/2024 | To inform insurance carriers about law changes to Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act, Chapter 102, Wis. Stats. |
Ins 542 | 01/30/2024 | 2023 Worker's Compensation Work Injury Supplemental Benefit Fund (WISBF)Reimbursement Assessment for Insurers |
Ins 541 | 12/04/2023 | Announce 2024 maximum rates effective January 1, 2024. |
Ins 540 | 11/02/2023 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and reminds insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 539 | 04/26/2023 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the 2022 supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and to remind insurance carriers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 538 | 12/13/2022 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and reminds insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 537 | 12/07/2022 | Announce 2023 maximum rates effective January 1, 2023. |
Ins 536 | 05/25/2022 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the 2021 supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and to remind insurance carriers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 535 | 04/12/2022 | To announce the elimination of § 102.11(1)(am), Wis. Stats., and the amendments to § 102.11(1)(ap), Wis. Stats., and § 102.11(1)(f), Wis. Stats., created by 2022 Wis. Act 232, effective April 10, 2022, to provide changes in the method that the average weekly wage (AWW) is calculated for part-time employees. |
Ins 534 | 04/12/2022 | To inform claims handling offices about Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act, Chapter 102, Wis. Stats. law changes effective April 10, 2022, relating to changes in compensation rate, the method in which the average weekly wage is computed for part-time employees, authorization for employees to have an observer present during directed medical examinations, employer subjectivity, and other changes. |
Ins 533 | 12/21/2021 | Announce 2022 maximum rates effective January 1, 2022. |
Ins 532 | 11/29/2021 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and reminds insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 531 | 04/26/2021 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the 2020 supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment rate. |
Ins 530 | 12/07/2020 | Announce 2021 maximum rates effective January 1, 2021. |
Ins 529 | 12/04/2020 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 528 | 10/22/2020 | Agency Website Updates |
Ins 527 | 12/23/2019 | Amended Announcement of 2020 maximum rates effective January 1, 2020 |
Ins 526 | 12/20/2019 | To communicate information concerning the upcoming launch of the new Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) redesigned public website on Thursday January 2, 2020. |
Ins 525 | 12/16/2019 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the 2019 supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment rate. |
Ins 524 | 12/12/2019 | Announce 2020 maximum rates effective January 1, 2020. |
Ins 523 | 10/24/2019 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 522 | 07/11/2019 | To inform attorneys representing parties in worker's compensation disputes and claims handling offices of the latest methods for submitting Applications for Hearing and Litigated Mail |
Ins 521 | 12/07/2018 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the 2018 supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment rate. This includes information regarding deadlines and to remind insurance carriers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The worker's Compensation Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 520 | 10/31/2018 | Announce 2019 maximum rates effective January 1, 2019. Wage and Rate Chart WKC-9572-P |
Ins 519 | 10/31/2018 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The Worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued annually. |
Ins 518 | 04/04/2018 | New Procedure for the Submission of Applications for Hearing and Litigated Mail Effective April 16th, 2018, please use the new fax number (608) 260-3053 for the submission of Applications for Hearing and Litigated Mail. |
Ins 517 | 12/07/2017 | Announce 2018 maximum rates effective January 1, 2018. |
Ins 516 | 11/30/2017 | To communicate to insurance carriers about the supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment. This includes information about deadlines and to remind insurance carriers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Assessment will be issued each year in November. |
Ins 515 | 10/31/2017 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued each year in October. |
Ins 514 | 12/16/2016 | Announcing the maximum rates effective January 1, 2017 |
Ins 513 | 11/3/2016 | To communicate to insurance carriers the new supplemental benefit reimbursement assessment. This includes information about deadlines and to remind insurance carriers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Assessment will be issued each year in November. |
Ins 512 | 9/30/2016 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued each year in August. |
Ins 511 | 4/16/2016 | To inform claims offices and attorneys representing parties in worker's compensation disputes of the changes to the Certification of Readiness (COR) process and form (WKC-17717-DHA-E) effective May 1, 2016. |
Ins 510 | 3/31/2016 | To inform claims handling offices about Wisconsin worker's Compensation Act, Chapter 102, Wis. Stats., law changes effective March 2, 2016, relating to compensation rate changes, a fixed rate for electronic medical records, the maximum charge for a final medical report, the reduction of the statute of limitations for traumatic injuries, the provision allowing no offset of temporary disability based on wages for the first 24 hours an employee works while receiving retraining benefits under § 102.61(1) or (1m), Wis. Stats., and other changes. |
Ins 509 | 3/2/2016 | To announce that s. 102.44 (1) (c), Wis. Stats., was amended and s. 102.75 (1g), Wis. Stats., was created by 2015 Wis. Act 55, effective January 1, 2016, to provide for changes in the manner supplemental benefits are reimbursed. |
Ins 508 | 2/23/2016 | To announce changes in the maximum age for ending the social security reverse offset under s. 102.44 (5), Wis. Stats. |
Ins 507 | 2/12/2016 | To inform claim handling offices and attorneys representing parties in WC disputes that effective January 11, 2016, the duties of the administrative law judges for litigated cases have been transferred to the Division of Hearings and Appeals, Office of Worker's Compensation Hearings under the Department of Administration. |
Ins 506 | 12/08/2015 | Announce 2016 maximum rates effective January 1, 2016 |
Ins 505 | 12/01/2015 | Inform claims handling office of changes to the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter DWD 80, relating to Worker's Compensation that became effective November 1. 2015 |
Ins 504 | 8/20/2015 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued each year in August. NOTE: Replaces Ins 501 |
Ins 503 | 5/12/2015 | To provide instruction on the proper submission of claims related information to the WC Division (WCD) | Ins 502 | 12/11/2014 | To announce 2015 maximum rates effective January 1, 2015 |
Ins 501 | 8/21/2014 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual Worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment is issued each year in August. |
Ins 500 | 5/15/2014 | To provide instruction on the proper submission of claims related information to the WC Division (WCD). |
Ins 499 | 4/24/2014 | To inform that Wisconsin Statute §102.43(5)(c); the provision that allows no offset of temporary disability compensation based on wages for the first 24 hours an employee works while receiving retraining benefits under s. 102.61(1) or (1m), will sunset effective May 1, 2014. |
Ins 498 | 12/6/2013 | Announce 2014 maximum rates effective January 1, 2014.(Rate Chart) |
Ins 497 | 8/20/2013 | To communicate to insurance carriers and self-insured employers the new assessment rate and issue date information, and also to remind insurance carriers and self-insured employers that interest will accrue on all unpaid balances after 30 days. The annual worker's Compensation Administrative Assessment will be issued each year in August. |
Ins 496 | 6/3/2013 | Inform insurers of a reduction to supplemental benefit reimbursement payments made to employers and insurers under s. 102.44 (1) (c), Wis. Stats., effective May 14, 2013 |
Ins 495 | 1/28/2013 | Clarification of recent amendment to s. 102.13 (2) (c) about requirement for final treating practitioner report |
Copies of insurance letters 363 – 494 may be requested by emailing dwddwc@dwd.wisconsin.gov.