The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) Actuarial Committee will meet virtually at 9:30 AM on December 5, 2023. The meeting is open to the public.
At the meeting, the Committee will review the following:
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released a new report, Impact of Economic Changes on California Workers’ Compensation. The full report is available in the Research section of the WCIRB website and at the following link:
Impact of Economic Changes on California Workers’ Compensation
Highlights of the report include:
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At the meeting, the Committee will review the Physical Audit Threshold, among other topics.
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Today, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) released the 2023 WCIRB Geo Study, which underscores regional differences in claim characteristics across California. The web-based interactive map allows you to quickly view key measures across regions.
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The Insurance Commissioner issued a May 24, 2023 Decision on the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing. Since then, the WCIRB has issued over 90 percent of the January 1, 2024 experience modifications (X-Mods) that insurers, agents/brokers and policyholders rely on for January policy renewals.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released its Quarterly Experience Report. This report is an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of June 30, 2023.
Highlights of the report include:
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released its COVID-19 in California Workers' Compensation – 2023 Update. This report details the characteristics of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in California and their impact on the state’s workers’ comp system.
The full report is available in the Research section of the WCIRB website and at the following link:
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At the meeting, the Committee will discuss the September 1, 2023 Pure Premium Rate Filing, among other topics.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) Actuarial Committee will meet virtually at 9:30 AM on September 12, 2023. The meeting is open to the public.
At the meeting, the Committee will review the following:
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The WCIRB has published an update to the loss elimination ratios used in computation of classification relativities in the recently approved September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing. This annual update reflects the most current claim severity and benefit on-leveling factors.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released the Interactive Industry Stats – 2023 Edition. This report provides premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data submitted to the WCIRB for policy years 2004 to 2020. In addition to policy year information, some loss information by accident year is also included.
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This report is an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of March 31, 2023.
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The Committee will review COVID-19 claims in experience rating, among other topics.
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This report highlights key metrics of the California workers’ compensation system, including the latest trends on rates, market characteristics and profitability.
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In his role, Sean Cooper serves as a member of the WCIRB senior leadership team and leads the actuarial and research departments and their functions.
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The Insurance Commissioner approved advisory pure premium rates that average $1.46 per $100 of payroll, which is 2.6 percent below the average of the approved September 1, 2022 advisory pure premium rates.
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Key findings in the report include: Medical losses paid in 2022 were $4.4 billion, or 53 percent of total loss payments.
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At the meeting, the Committee will review insurer experience valued as of March 31, 2023, among other topics.
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The September 1, 2023 versions of the USRP, ERP and Miscellaneous Regulations, along with the advisory California Basic Underwriting Manual, are now available.
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Highlights of the report include: COVID-19 claims for accident years 2020 and 2021 share a similar mix of mild, hospital and death claims.
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The WCIRB presented the actuarial basis for its proposed September 1, 2023 advisory pure premium rates.
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The Estimator is for insurers, agents and brokers to help policyholders understand how payroll and claims experience will affect the computation of their September 1, 2023 and later experience modification (X-Mod).
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The Commissioner approved all of the WCIRB’s proposed changes to the USRP, ERP and Miscellaneous Regulations that were proposed to take effect September 1, 2023.
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Highlights of the report include: California written premium in 2022 is 14 percent above that for 2021, driven by higher employee wage levels and the economic recovery.
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The CDI will hold a public hearing on June 7 to consider the WCIRB’s September 1, 2023 Pure Premium Rate Filing.
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The filing proposes advisory pure premium rates that are, on average, 0.3 percent above the average approved September 1, 2022 advisory pure premium rates.
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The filing will propose advisory pure premium rates that will be on average 0.3 percent above the average approved September 1, 2022 advisory pure premium rates.
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At the meeting, the Committee will discuss the WCIRB’s September 1, 2023 Pure Premium Rate Filing as well as receive an update on the September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing.
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In this short video, WCIRB President and CEO Bill Mudge and Andrea Coleman, the WCIRB's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, discuss what makes California's workers' compensation system unique, among other topics.
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At the meeting, the Committee will review elements of the September 1, 2023 Pure Premium Rate Filing, among other topics.
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This study is based on over a decade of employers’ loss and payroll experience to evaluate the independent impacts of experience rating on work-related injuries.
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The CDI will hold a public hearing on April 24, 2023 to consider the WCIRB September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing. You may attend the virtual hearing via online platform or telephone:
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The report reviews the characteristics of telehealth services provided in the California workers’ compensation system and how claims involving telehealth services compare to those involving only in-person medical services.
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At the meeting, the Committee will conduct a first quarter 2023 review of diagnostics, among other topics.
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This series examines an industry sector in California’s workers’ compensation system and provides insights into key characteristics and cost drivers in the industry.
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The WCIRB has submitted a September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner.
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At the meeting, the Committee will discuss the upcoming September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing, among other topics.
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The Committee will review the WCIRB’s upcoming September 1, 2023 Regulatory Filing.
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At the meeting, the Committee will review the Food and Beverage Study, among other topics.
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