What’s With California’s Excess Insurance Market

California’s excess workers’ compensation insurance market grew by 6% to nearly $234 million in written premium last year. The increase, though, is roughly half the 11.7% increase the general workers’ comp market saw last year as wage inflation and expanding payrolls boosted premium. Self-insured employers, self-insured groups (SIGs), and self-insured public entities buy excess workers’ … Read More »

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Staffing Industry Bill Missing Basics

The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee advanced a bill ostensibly targeting unscrupulous employers and their partners in the staffing industry. But opponents say it fails to address the actual problems. Instead, they maintain that the bill as drafted will increase costs for the good actors. Amended just days before the hearing, AB 2614 by Assemblyman … Read More »

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