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California Private Self-Insured Claim Frequency Edged Down in 2010, But Average Claim Costs Rose
Posted on 29 Sep 2011 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

Workers’ compensation claim frequency among private self-insured employers in California registered a slight decline last year, but only because the incidence of low cost medical-only claims declined according to a new California Workers’... Read More

Tags: self insured employers , medical claims , California Workers Compensation Institute , California , OSIP , workers compensation claims , Free Download , self-insured , claim frequency , CWCI

Initial Data on 2012 Private Self-Insured Claims Show Stable Claim Frequency, Declining Severity
Posted on 12 Nov 2013 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

Workers’ compensation claim frequency among California’s private self-insured employers showed almost no change in 2012 as a slight increase in the incidence of medical-only claims was offset by a slight reduction in indemnity claim frequency... Read More

Tags: indemnity claims , medical claims , self-insured employers , claim frequency , california workers' compensation

Will California Rank No. 1 in Nation for Highest Workers’ Comp Premium Rates?
Posted on 13 Apr 2014 by John Stahl

Two years ago California ranked third in the nation in terms of the highest workers’ comp premium rates. In a webinar on April 10, 2014, WCIRB observed that, given the rate activity in the state from 2012 to 2013 and most likely continuing into... Read More

Tags: SB 228 , IMR , liens , accident-year loss , SB 899 , California workers compensation , ALAE , allocated loss adjustment expense , SB 863 , claim frequency , loss and expense ratio , premium rates , workers compensation insurance , AB 227 , NCCI , independent medical review

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/16/2012)
Posted on 16 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL: NCCI: Claim Frequency Declined One Percent in 2011 . Forbes... Read More

Tags: ObamaCare , lump sum settlements , Return to Work , CMS , physician dispensing , fee schedule , prescription drug abuse , claim frequency

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/16/2012)
Posted on 16 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL: NCCI: Claim Frequency Declined One Percent in 2011 . Forbes... Read More

Tags: ObamaCare , lump sum settlements , Return to Work , CMS , physician dispensing , fee schedule , prescription drug abuse , claim frequency

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (3/4/2013)
Posted on 4 Mar 2013 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS: NCCI Posts Updated Report on Frequency, Severity of... Read More

Tags: OSHA , Whistleblowers , claim frequency , drug diversion , claim severity

California Private Self-Insured Claim Frequency Edged Down in 2010, But Average Claim Costs Rose
Posted on 29 Sep 2011 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

Workers’ compensation claim frequency among private self-insured employers in California registered a slight decline last year, but only because the incidence of low cost medical-only claims declined according to a new California Workers’... Read More

Tags: self insured employers , medical claims , California Workers Compensation Institute , California , OSIP , workers compensation claims , Free Download , self-insured , claim frequency , CWCI