Workers Comp Cost Control

April 9, 2025

Degenerative conditions in comp more likely to involve litigation: Experts

Litigation over how much of an alleged work injury falls under workers compensation and how much is related to an...

April 2, 2025

Pennsylvania approves 8.67% reduction in comp loss costs

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys approved an 8.67% average reduction in workers compensation loss costs for policies on or after...

March 31, 2025

Texas approves 11.5% average decrease in workers comp rates

The Texas Department of Insurance on Friday announced it has accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s loss costs for...

March 26, 2025

Louisiana to consider comp medical fee schedule again

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a medical fee schedule for workers compensation, following several unsuccessful attempts in recent years....

March 12, 2025

More claimants interested in weight-loss drugs; few are covered in comp

The workers compensation industry has mostly rejected covering increasingly popular weight-loss injections, but that hasn’t stopped doctors treating injured workers...

March 11, 2025

Arkansas lawmakers to consider mandate on comp spend

Lawmakers in Arkansas aim to create a requirement that a certain percentage of workers compensation premium collected be spent on...

February 5, 2025

Advanced medical practitioners fill gaps, face barriers

The steady increase in nurse practitioners and physician assistants treating injured workers has helped fill gaps created by physician shortages,...

January 27, 2025

Ohio considers 6% rate cut for private employers

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation proposes a 6% rate reduction that it says would save private employers $60...

January 23, 2025

Tennessee comp rates to drop 3.6% in March

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced that workers compensation premiums will decline in March for the 12th consecutive...

December 18, 2024

Technology helps manage ‘mega claims’ in comp: Experts

The construction industry and comorbidities are two areas of concern in the workers compensation industry, which is grappling with a...

December 12, 2024

Cat comp claims represent small but costly percentage of frequency

Costs associated with catastrophic workplace injuries represent less that 0.1% of workers compensation claims but account for up to 2%...

December 11, 2024

Virginia approves 12% comp loss cost decrease

The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved an average 12% loss cost reduction for workers compensation policies incepting on or after...

December 9, 2024

California continues to see increased comp claims based on location

Despite controlling for regional differences in wages and industry mix, indemnity claim frequency continues to be significantly higher in the...

December 4, 2024

Comp loss costs to decrease 5.3% in Missouri in 2025

The fourth consecutive reduction, workers compensation loss cost rates will decrease by an average of 5.3% in Missouri starting Jan....

November 20, 2024

Connecticut announces 6% decrease in comp rates in 2025

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday announced a 6% rate average decrease for workers compensation insurance beginning Jan. 1, 2025....

November 19, 2024

Florida approves 1% comp rate cut

Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky issued a final order approving an average 1% rate decrease for workers compensation policies starting...

October 31, 2024

New York comp assessment rate to drop 22%

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a 22% drop in the workers compensation assessment rate is projected to save...

October 30, 2024

Better data integration can help builders manage risks, find exposures

Most contractors and construction insurers collect data on projects but few integrate information systems effectively to manage risks, according to...

October 16, 2024

Delaware comp rates to decrease

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Monday announced workers compensation insurance rates will decrease for the eighth year in a...

October 8, 2024

Migraine drugs costly addition to comp system: Report

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that a nearly eightfold increase in migraine drug prescriptions coincided with the emergence of...

April 9, 2025