Report: Combined California Workers’ Comp Losses and Expenses Down in 2023 July 1, 2024 Total insurer combined losses and expenses incurred in 2023 were down, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
Report: Nearly All California Worker’s Comp IMR Filings Were Eligible for Review June 26, 2024 Nearly all independent medical review filings were deemed eligible for review last year, slightly less than the annual percentage for...
Oregon Report Keys in on Disabling Claims for Occupational Injuries June 5, 2024 Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services received notification of 24,947 accepted disabling claims for occupational injuries and diseases in...
Report Looks at Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in California Workers’ Comp March 4, 2024 A California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows nearly half of all litigated claims in the Los Angeles Basin are cumulative...
SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years February 14, 2024 SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips,...
Washington Workers’ Comp Premium Rate Going up an Average of 4.9% in 2024 December 1, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 4.9% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for...
No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024 November 27, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California’s State Average Weekly Wage edged down 0.48 percent from...
Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024 September 20, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop 11th-Straight Year September 8, 2023 Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage, according to an update from the Oregon Department of...
Pinnacol Issues $15M Dividend to 58K Colorado Employers May 31, 2023 Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, issued a general dividend of $15 million to 58,000 employers in the state....