12/09/2021
benefits in California. While thats down from earlier assessments finding the cost of delivering 1 in benefits was more than 50 cents it is still nearly double the 25 cents it costs to deliver the same benefits in the median workers compensation system WCIRB Vice President and Actuary Tony Milano said
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12/02/2021
expenses is highly impacted by where the claim occurs and whether it involves a cumulative trauma injury.
Claims with higher ALAE are associated with higher indemnity and medical costs.
The WCIRB will discuss the findings from the report during a webinar from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday. Registration
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11/19/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will profile the restaurant classification one of the largest in California with more than 5000
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11/17/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss frictional cost drivers in California at a Dec. 8 webinar.
Tony Milano
Tony Milano vice president of actuarial services for the WCIRB will explain why frictional costs are higher in California than they are in other states
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11/12/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss common characteristics of restaurant industry claims during a Dec. 2 webinar.
The presentation will cover claim cost patterns and key cost drivers in the restaurant industry. The WCIRB said the webinar will provide
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11/09/2021
would exclude COVID-19 claims from experience modifications or X-mods.
WCIRB Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary Dave Bellusci said during a webinar last week that the bureau initially questioned whether COVID-19 claims are indicative of an employers safety practice or risks of future
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11/04/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss findings from its 2021 study of geographic differences in California claim development during a Nov. 30 webinar.
Since 2015 the WCIRB has been releasing annual reports on regional similarities and differences in claim frequency and
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11/03/2021
the WCIRB report notes. Typically about one-third of non-COVID-19 claims are self-insured employer claims.
The WCIRB also reported 1056 death claims relating to COVID-19 including 858 in 2020 and 198 in 2021. Fewer than 500 death claims are filed in a typical year. The rating bureau added that
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10/21/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will review the dynamics of COVID-19 claims during a Nov. 4 webinar.
More than 160000 comp claims for COVID-19 have been filed since the start of the pandemic. The WCIRB said its webinar will summarize the characteristics of the
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10/06/2021
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said it has issued more than 88 of experience modifications that insurers agents brokers and policyholders can rely on for Jan. 1 policy renewals.
Insurers agents and brokers who use WCIRB Connect can view the experience
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