Earned premium in the California workers’ comp market was up 19% last year according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau and the vast majority of the increase is due to the rate hikes by carriers. These increases have pushed the average filed rate in the state to $2.56 per $100 of payroll while the …
Early results from 2013 indicate that at least in the short run the reforms are making it significantly more expensive to adjust claims. IMR may be the killer app – no literally – the killer of savings. The carrier controlled and funded Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is beginning to look at the latest claims …
“It’s going to be in the ball park of 30%,” chief actuary Dave Bellusci tells Workers’ Comp Executive. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s over.” Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) staff still has to finalize the calculations before preparing a pure premium advisory rate recommendation for the Governing Committee, it says, so the …
The rapid decline in earned premiums in California’s workers’ comp market pushed carrier’s combined ratio well into the triple digits last year, ultimately clocking in at 118.2, according to preliminary data from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. State Compensation Insurance Fund ended 2009 with a combined ratio of 161.5. The uptick came as earned …