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....
California Workers’ Comp Written Premium was 14% Above 2021 May 16, 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its Quarterly Experience Report, an update on California statewide insurer experience...
Report Examines California Workers’ Comp Medical Dispute Resolution May 15, 2023 A new report shows the number of independent medical reviews in California used to resolve medical disputes hit a record...
California Workers’ Comp Committee to Discuss Insurer Experience March 16, 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Actuarial Committee is set to talk about insurer experience, and the impact...
Georgia Business Owner Sentenced in $54M California Workers’ Comp Fraud March 13, 2023 Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts...
California Workers’ Comp Research Keys on State’s Massive Healthcare Industry March 2, 2023 A report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California that examines the state’s healthcare system shows the industry...
Washington Man Ordered to Repay $127K in Workers’ Comp Scam February 20, 2023 A Washington contractor who claimed he was too injured to work despite reportedly running his own construction company was ordered...
Few California Workers’ Comp Treatment Request Denials Overturned February 8, 2023 Few medical treatment denials in California workers’ compensation were overturned last year, a review released on Wednesday shows. The California...