James Moore
James founded a Workers' Compensation consulting firm, J&L Risk Mgmt Consultants, Inc. in 1996. J&L's mission is to reduce our clients’ Workers Compensation premiums by using time-tested techniques. J&L’s claims, premium, reserve and Experience Mod reviews have saved employers over $9.8 million in earned premiums over the last three years. J&L has saved numerous companies from bankruptcy proceedings as a result of insurance overpayments.
Experience
James has over 27 years of experience in insurance claims, audit, and underwriting, specializing in Workers' Compensation. He has supervised, and managed the administration of Workers’ Compensation claims, and underwriting in over 45 states. His professional experience includes being the Director of Risk Management for the North Carolina School Boards Association. He created a very successful Workers’ Compensation Injury Rehabilitation Unit for school personnel.
Education
James's educational background, which centered on computer technology, culminated in earning a Masters of Business Administration (MBA); an Associate in Claims designation (AIC); and an Associate in Risk Management designation (ARM). He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and a licensed financial advisor. The NC Department of Insurance has certified him as an insurance instructor. He also possesses a Bachelors’ Degree in Actuarial Science.
Awards
LexisNexis has twice recognized his blog as one of the Top 25 Blogs on Workers’ Compensation. J&L has been listed in AM Best’s Preferred Providers Directory for Insurance Experts – Workers Compensation for over eight years. He recently won the prestigious Baucom Shine Lifetime Achievement Award for his volunteer contributions to the area of risk management and safety.
Associations/Publications
James is on the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the North Carolina Mid-State Safety Council. He has published two manuals on Workers’ Compensation and three different claims processing manuals. He has also written and has been quoted in numerous articles on reducing Workers’ Compensation costs for public and private employers. James publishes a weekly newsletter with 2,000 readers.
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The 7 Fastest Ways to Ruin (Blow Up ) a Workers' Comp Program
This class comes from more than 30 years of experience helping different-sized organizations with their workers' comp programs. Join James Moore as he leverages his experience analyzing claims, Experience Mod worksheets, premium audits, and policies to help clients improve their overall workers' comp programs.
Top 10 Questions from Agents, Risk Managers, and Other Consultants
James Moore has been in the insurance world for over 30 years and in that time, he has dealt with questions from all over the industry. In this session, he details his top ten most common and most important questions that he has dealt with. Join us as he helps us deal with the frustrations clients face, the types of consultants that you'll meet, how to deal with premium and claim reviews, and more.
A Workers' Compensation Panel Conversation
Join us for a conversation hosted by Academy Director, Patrick Wraight as he moderates a conversation between Frank Pennachio and James Moore about the past, present, and future of workers' compensation insurance.
This conversation should prove to be illuminating as these two tend to disagree on several items.
We learn when we come up against points of view that differ from our own so come with your questions and get ready to keep learning.
Understanding Occupational Disease in the Age of COVID-19
One of the questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic revolves around workers' compensation insurance. Join us as James Moore helps us to understand the impact of COVID-19 and workers' compensation. Is it possible that a worker could contract COVID-19 while at work and is that compensable? James plans to help us with these questions and more.
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