Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the California WCIRB’s recent release of its 2022 Geo Study, which examines regional differences in claim characteristics across California, complete with an interactive map that allows viewing of key measures across regions.
Key findings from this year’s edition included that after controlling for regional differences in wages and industry mix, indemnity claim frequency continued to be significantly higher in the Los Angeles Basin and significantly lower in the San Francisco Bay Area. The WCIRB also noted that during the pandemic, indemnity claim frequency increased significantly in Orange County relative to the rest of the state, and decreased significantly in Ventura and Santa Monica/San Fernando Valley. Also of note was that the share of cumulative trauma claims as a percent of all claims increased for all regions during the pandemic.