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    The WorkCompEdge workers' compensation blog is a resource from Zywave, Inc., a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise solutions to the insurance and financial services industries.

    Zywave's product offerings include ModMaster, the nation’s leading work comp experience rating calculator and analysis tool.

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The New ModMaster Is Here

Queue the dramatic music and expectant drum roll: Today Zywave releases an all-new ModMaster version 5.0.

ModMaster 5.0 takes workers compensation data analytics to its highest level yet.

Some of you have been with this product since its beginning with Specific Software Solutions almost 20 years ago. You know how it’s changed over the years – from rating updates on disks (remember those?) to web-based updates; from the MS-DOS version to the Windows versions (2 of those); through bureau rule changes like the Experience Rating Adjustment,  California split formula change, and enough state exceptions to drive a certain programmer (which I was back then) nearly crazy.

You know the ModMaster team has always been responsive to rule changes and user suggestions – and you also know there have been a few requests that seemed to be perennially stuck on our enhancement list. With those requests especially in mind, I want to highlight a few of the changes in version 5.0 that I’m particularly excited the Zywave development team has accomplished. From conversations I’ve had with many of you over the years, I think you’re going to like that: Continue reading