Accrued Insurance


(a)	Casualty Insurance Program

Workers’ compensation insurance is purchased through mandated participation in certain state funds, and the experience-rated premiums in these state plans relieve the Company of any additional liability. Liability for workers’ compensation in all other states as well as automobile and general liability is insured under a paid loss deductible experience-rated insurance program for losses exceeding specified retention levels and the Company is financially responsible for losses below the specified deductible limits. Under the insurance program, any losses incurred above the policy deductible limit are absorbed by the insurer and not the Company.

The Company makes payments based upon an estimate of the ultimate underlying exposure, such as the amount and type of labor utilized. The amounts are subsequently adjusted based on actual claims experience. The experience modification process includes establishing loss development factors, based on the Company’s historical claims experience as well as industry experience, and applying those factors to current claims information to derive an estimate of the Company’s ultimate claims liability. Adjustments to final paid amounts are determined as of a future date, and depending on the policy year, up to three or four years after the end of the respective policy year, using actual claims paid and incurred. Under the insurance program, any losses incurred above the policy deductible limit arising from claims associated with an insurance policy are absorbed by the insurer and not the Company.

In October 2015, the Company converted three of the four open policy years to a paid loss retro program secured by a letter of credit against the Company's Financing Program of $25.1 million and has increased to $28.9 million as of October 30, 2016. Under this program, the Company will make payments based on actual claims paid instead of pre-funding an estimate of the ultimate loss exposure. The change from an incurred loss program to a paid loss program returned cash collateral of approximately $22.0 million to the Company for the converted policy years, which was treated as a source of net cash provided by operating activities.

The Company recognizes expense and establishes accruals for amounts estimated to be incurred up to the policy deductible, both reported and not yet reported, policy premiums and related legal and other costs. The Company develops estimates for claims, as well as claims incurred but not yet reported, using actuarial principles and assumptions based on historical and projected claim incidence patterns, claim size and the length of time over which payments are expected to be made. Actuarial estimates are updated as loss experience develops, additional claims are reported or settled and new information becomes available. Any changes in estimates are reflected in operating results in the period in which the estimates are changed. Depending on the policy year, adjustments to final paid amounts are determined as of a future date, between three or four years after the end of the respective policy year or the ultimate life of the claim. Expense recognized by the Company under its casualty insurance program amounted to $11.8 million, $14.4 million and $15.0 million in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


(b)	Medical Insurance Programs

The Company is self-insured for a portion of its medical benefit programs for its employees. Eligible contingent staff on assignment with customers are offered medical benefits through a fully insured program administered by a third-party. Employees contribute a portion of the cost of these medical benefit programs.

The liability for the self-insured medical benefits is limited on a per claimant basis through the purchase of stop-loss insurance. The Company’s retained liability for the self-insured medical benefits is determined utilizing actuarial estimates of expected claims based on statistical analysis of historical data. Amounts contributed by employees and additional amounts necessary to fund the self-insured program administered by the third party were transferred to a 501(c)(9) employee welfare benefit trust. The Company terminated the employee welfare benefit trust during October 2016. The Company records the expense associated with the expected losses, net of employee contributions, in Cost of services or Selling, administrative and other operating costs, depending on the employee’s role. Expense recognized by the Company under its self-insured medical benefit programs amounted to $11.4 million, $8.5 million and $12.0 million in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.