Defense Base Act Industry Report Card

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)

Longshore Program

Background

The Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DLHWC), is responsible for the administration of workers' compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions, including the Defense Base Act (DBA). The DBA provides compensation and medical benefits to civilian workers injured while working overseas under a contract with the U.S. government, and death benefits to survivors in the event of the worker's death. See the Defense Base Act Page for more information about the DBA. Private insurance carriers provide coverage to U.S. government contractors for their liability under the DBA. The injuries and deaths reported to the DLHWC under the Defense Base Act rose from 366 in 2002 to over 13,000 in 2009. See the DBA Case Summary Reports Page for more information.

Performance Initiative and Results

See the Longshore Program Performance Page for more information about the program's goals and results.

To further this goal, we are sharing data on the timeliness of First Reports of Injury and First Payments of Compensation (in years where data is available) under the Defense Base Act. The First Report data, aggregated by insurance carrier, shows the percent of reports received by the Longshore Program within 20, 60, and 90 days of the date of the injury or death, or the date of the employer's knowledge of the injury and the onset of disability, whichever is later. Similarly, the First Payment data, aggregated by insurance carrier, shows the percent of first payments issued within 30, 60, and 90 days after the worker becomes disabled for work or after the worker's death.

The following tables show the timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury for FY2009 through FY2023 and First Payment of Compensation for FY2009 through FY2020. Only carriers with approximately 100 or more reported cases in the full FY reporting period are shown.¹

FY2023 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 20 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
AIG	94%	96%	96%
AWAC	94%	95%	96%
CNA	94%	95%	96%
STARR INDEMNITY	94%	98%	99%

FY2022 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 20 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
AIG	94%	97%	98%
AWAC	98%	100%	100%
CNA	93%	96%	96%
STARR INDEMNITY	95%	97%	98%

FY2021 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 20 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
AIG	98%	99%	99%
AWAC	95%	99%	100%
CNA	94%	96%	96%
STARR INDEMNITY	95%	97%	98%

FY2020 First Quarter Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 20 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	94%	99%	100%
AIG	82%	91%	92%
AWAC	95%	99%	100%
CNA	89%	95%	95%
STARR INDEMNITY	87%	96%	97%

FY2020 First Quarter Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 28 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	79%	89%	93%
AIG	56%	76%	83%
AWAC	79%	89%	94%
CNA	79%	89%	93%
STARR INDEMNITY	74%	87%	94%

FY2019 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	93%	96%	98%
AIG	92%	94%	96%
AWAC	98%	99%	99%
CNA	95%	96%	97%
STARR INDEMNITY	93%	97%	98%

FY2019 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	78%	88%	88%
AIG	68%	80%	85%
AWAC	70%	83%	91%
CNA	50%	60%	70%
STARR INDEMNITY	67%	83%	90%

FY2018 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	100%	100%	100%
AIG	92%	95%	96%
AWAC	96%	98%	98%
CNA	94%	97%	97%
STARR INDEMNITY	95%	97%	98%

FY2018 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	87%	97%	97%
AIG	75%	87%	92%
AWAC	77%	91%	95%
CNA	94%	94%	100%
STARR INDEMNITY	76%	91%	95%

FY2017 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	89%	92%	92%
AIG	93%	96%	97%
AWAC	96%	98%	99%
CNA	92%	96%	97%
STARR INDEMNITY	94%	97%	98%

FY2017 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	88%	93%	93%
AIG	70%	85%	90%
AWAC	71%	85%	88%
CNA	71%	88%	91%
STARR INDEMNITY	73%	91%	94%

FY2016 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	91%	95%	96%
AIG	92%	95%	97%
AWAC	96%	98%	98%
CNA	86%	90%	93%
STARR INDEMNITY	87%	89%	90%
ZURICH	83%	83%	83%

FY2016 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	75%	89%	89%
AIG	67%	81%	85%
AWAC	61%	81%	87%
CNA	80%	87%	89%
STARR INDEMNITY	89%	95%	96%
ZURICH	59%	63%	67%

FY2015 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	96%	98%	100%
AIG	89%	94%	96%
AWAC	93%	97%	99%
CNA	86%	92%	93%
STARR INDEMNITY	93%	96%	96%
ZURICH	93%	95%	95%

FY2015 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or less
ACE	59%	74%	77%
AIG	58%	75%	83%
AWAC	61%	79%	87%
CNA	73%	82%	86%
STARR INDEMNITY	94%	97%	99%
ZURICH	79%	88%	91%

FY2014 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	90%	94%	95%
AIG	88%	92%	93%
AWAC	92%	95%	96%
CNA	87%	92%	93%
STARR INDEMNITY	93%	99%	99%
ZURICH	86%	91%	93%

FY2014 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or lesss
ACE	53%	81%	90%
AIG	53%	72%	79%
AWAC	64%	83%	90%
CNA	71%	83%	88%
ZURICH	72%	84%	88%

FY2013 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	84%	91%	94%
AIG	84%	91%	93%
AWAC	90%	96%	99%
CNA	87%	92%	94%
ZURICH	78%	86%	90%

FY2013 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of Cases1st Payment in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or lesss
ACE	64%	80%	86%
AIG	57%	74%	82%
AWAC	68%	80%	89%
CNA	75%	83%	88%
ZURICH	68%	81%	86%

FY2012 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	85%	90%	93%
AIG	83%	90%	94%
AWAC	94%	96%	98%
CNA	85%	90%	93%
ZURICH	83%	90%	92%

FY2012 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or lesss
ACE	60%	72%	79%
AWAC	57%	76%	85%
AIG	57%	77%	83%
CNA	72%	83%	88%
ZURICH	61%	74%	82%

FY2011 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	76%	84%	88%
AIG	84%	90%	92%
AWAC	86%	90%	92%
CNA	81%	87%	90%
ZURICH	62%	70%	74%

FY2011 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of Cases1st Payment in 90 days or less
ACE	63%	79%	86%
AIG	54%	69%	76%
CNA	63%	78%	84%
ZURICH	44%	65%	75%

FY2010 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	69%	84%	88%
AIG	85%	91%	94%
CNA	69%	78%	83%
ZURICH	51%	55%	59%

FY2010 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or lesss
ACE	63%	79%	83%
AIG	50%	67%	75%
CNA	63%	73%	80%
ZURICH	43%	63%	75%

FY2009 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Reports of Injury
Carrier	% of Cases Reported in 30 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 60 days or less	% of Cases Reported in 90 days or less
ACE	73%	82%	85%
AIG	53%	75%	81%
CNA	48%	64%	70%
ZURICH	87%	95%	99%

FY2009 Final Performance Results Timeliness of DBA First Payments
Carrier	% of First Payments Issued in 30 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 60 days or less	% of First Payments Issued in 90 days or lesss
ACE	57%	74%	81%
AIG	36%	59%	70%
CNA	49%	64%	72%
ZURICH	58%	83%	88%

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¹ Disclaimer: The data is captured from reports of employers, or insurance carriers and third party administrators on behalf of employers, filed with the DLHWC District Offices in compliance with the law and the implementing regulations. Such data may include inadvertent data entry errors or erroneous information reported to the DLHWC. This Industry Report Card is offered as general information to the public.