Oakland, CA – The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released Drivers of California Claim Duration. This report describes duration drivers for California workers’ compensation claims, including how claim duration differs regionally across the state. Highlights of the report include: It takes seven years to close 90 percent of claims in California… [Read more]
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WCRI Webinar: Behavioral Health in Workers’ Compensation
Cambridge, MA – The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will host a free 30-minute webinar on its recent study A Primer on Behavioral Health Care in Workers’ Compensation on Thursday Dec. 15, 2022, at 2pm ET. “Workers’ compensation stakeholders recognize that unaddressed behavioral health issues might delay a worker’s recovery and return to work and… [Read more]
Oregon Announces Findings of Biennial Workers’ Compensation Study
Salem, OR – Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates remain among the lowest in the nation, according to an analysis released by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). This reflects the state’s ongoing success in making workplaces safer and keeping costs under control. The biennial study ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based… [Read more]
NCCI Releases Q3 2022 Quarterly Economics Briefing
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI recently released its Quarterly Economics Briefing report for the third quarter of 2022, which addresses the critical issues impacting the US labor market and the impact of the pandemic on the rate of job seeking and participation in the labor force. NCCI noted that decreased labor supply is driving the… [Read more]
MT DLI Announces Results of 2021 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Helena, MT – The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently released the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The survey found private industry workplaces in Montana reported a rate of 3.4 injury and illness cases per hundred full-time workers in 2021. This is level with the rate of 3.4 cases per hundred full-time… [Read more]
NCCI: Phase II of Multibureau COVID-19 and Workers’ Comp Report Released
Boca Raton, FL – The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), in collaboration with nine other workers compensation (WC) rating bureaus, recently released phase II of COVID-19 and Workers Compensation (WC). This updated study includes two years of claims data—Accident Years (AY) 2020 and 2021 through year-end 2021—from the following WC bureaus: California, Delaware, Indiana,… [Read more]
CWCI: California Workers’ Comp Benefits to Increase in 2023
Oakland, CA – California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose by more than 5 percent in the year ending March 31, 2022, which will result in an increase in California workers’ compensation temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) rates for 2023 work injury claims and other workers’ compensation benefits that are tied… [Read more]
BLS Report: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, Illnesses Dropped Significantly
Washington, DC – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2021, a decrease of 1.8 percent from 2020. In 2021, the incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) in private industry was 2.7 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, unchanged… [Read more]
Enlyte Releases 2022 Enlytened Trends Report
San Diego, CA – Enlyte recently announced the release of its 2022 Enlytened Trends Report to help insurance and automotive executives prepare for the coming year. The annual publication delivers valuable insights from renowned subject matter experts at Enlyte, the parent company of Mitchell, Genex and Coventry. In an extensive report covering a wide array… [Read more]
APCIA Approves New Board Chair and Chair-Elect
Washington, DC – The members of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) recently approved new officers, effective Jan. 1, 2023, to its Board of Directors during the association’s annual business meeting. Alan Schnitzer, chairman and CEO of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) has been elected chair, and Dino E. Robusto, chairman and CEO… [Read more]