ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS BASIC MANUAL OF RULES, CLASSIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE RATING PLAN FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE AND TEXAS RETROSPECTIVE RATING PLAN MANUAL FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE CONCERNING HAZARD GROUPS

Home Bulletins 2011 Bulletins cc7.html February 25, 2011 To:   All insurance companies, corporation, exchanges, mutuals, reciprocals, associations, Lloyds, or other insurers writing workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance in the State of Texas, their agents and representatives, and to the public generally Re:   ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS BASIC MANUAL OF RULES, CLASSIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE RATING PLAN FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE AND TEXAS RETROSPECTIVE RATING PLAN MANUAL FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE CONCERNING HAZARD GROUPS Notice is hereby given that by Commissioner's Order No. 11-0126 dated February 9, 2011, the Commissioner of Insurance has adopted amendments to the Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance (Basic Manual) and to the Texas Retrospective Rating Plan Manual for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance (Retro Manual) concerning hazard groups. The changes expand the number of hazard groups from four to seven and update the hazard group assignments to Texas classification codes in the Basic Manual and in the Retro Manual. The changes are effective for all workers' compensation policies with an effective date on or after June 1, 2011. The Basic Manual and the Retro Manual can be found on the TDI web page at www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/regulation/index.html . For further information or questions concerning this bulletin, please contact the Workers' Compensation Classification and Premium Calculation Division at 512 322-3495 or by email at PropertyCasualty@tdi.texas.gov . Nancy Moore Deputy Commissioner WC Classification & Premium Calculation Division nancy.moore@tdi.state.tx.us Attachment: Commissioner's Order 11-0126 Last updated: 7/15/2025