2. No, itโs up to you to decide whether to use it or not. If
you do, you must follow the conditions provided by the
ANC rule.
IS THE ANC
MANDATORY?
3. Employers are considered noncompliant if they do not
keep records and provide those records to carriers.
Failing to do so is going against the provisions of the
policy. Additionally, employers must allow carriers to
examine and audit all records during the policy period
and within three years after the policy expires.
HOW DO YOU
DETERMINEย
NONCOMPLIANCE?
4. The basis of the charge is estimated annual premium.
The goal is to encourage the employer to provide
access to the records needed to conduct the audit.
HOWย IS THE
AMOUNT
DETERMINED?
5. The ANC is subject to state-specific premium-based
assessments, surcharges, and taxes because it is a
premium charge.ย
WHAT ABOUT
STATE-SPECIFIC
GUIDELINES?
6. If an employer continues to be noncompliant, the
insurance company can cancel the workersโ
compensation coverage. Noncompliant employers will
be disqualified from obtaining coverage from any
insurance company until the outstanding audit is
completed. Additionally, an employer that pays the
ANC without providing records may still be subject to
cancellation or nonrenewal of workersโcompensation
coverage.
WHATย IF THEY
STILL WON'T
COOPERATE?
7. The auditor will provide instructions on what records
are needed, how to submit them and when they need
to be submitted by. According to the NCCI, these
records may include journals, ledgers, contracts,
registers, payment vouchers, tax reports, payroll
records and disbursement records.
WHATย RECORDS
ARE NEEDED?