Premium Rates

AIG Having “Exceptional” Year As CA Premiums Rise

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is having what’s shaping up to be a banner year, with second-quarter results indicating an “exceptional” 2026 so far for the i...

Is the “Grand Bargain” of Workers’ Comp Broken?

For all the barriers to care and benefits injured workers face in highly litigious states like California, where providers are recoiling from the system, workers in other sta...

Insurers Are Fleecing CA Employers: Virginia Edition

Virginia will likely cut the premium rates employers pay to maintain workers’ comp coverage, thanks to a proposed decrease to the state’s advisory loss cost levels from the N...

NY Comp Premiums to Drop 22% as CA Employers Face 6.6% Hike

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a steep decrease in the premium rates employers will pay for workers’ comp coverage, along with hundreds of millions in dividends and...

CA: 6.6% Increase for Comp Premiums in September 2026

California’s Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, announced a 6.6% increase in advisory pure premium rates for workers’ comp coverage, effective September 1, 2026.Tra...

Comp Remains Profitable, But Insurers Still Want More From CA Employers

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released its 2026 State of the Line report, and its conclusions are no surprise to industry experts: workers’ comp remai...

Data: PPOs Are Another “Cost Control” Measure That Hurts CA Employers

California employers pay more than almost any other state for comp coverage, with premiums set to rise again in September. California claims take twice as long and cost twice...

CA: WCIRB Fails to Justify 10.4% Rate Hike to Employers

For the second year in a row, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) wants California employers to pay more for workers' comp coverage.Last year, th...

CA Wants to Raise Employers' 2026 Comp Premiums

Once again, California may significantly increase the cost of workers’ compensation coverage for employers.Workers’ Comp Executive reports that the Workers’ Compensati...

Insurers Are Fleecing CA Employers: PA Edition

States across the nation continue to lower the cost of workers’ comp coverage while California employers pay higher and higher premiums. The latest addition to the list: Penn...

CA's "Cost Control" Mechanisms May Be the Most Expensive Parts of the Claim

Employers in California pay more for workers' comp coverage than in almost every other state, and the gap is widening. In our view, thereason isn't provider or ...

As Most States Cut Comp Rates, CA Raised Them. That Makes No Sense.

Last year, California hit employers with an 8.7% increase in workers' comp premium rates. Meanwhile, almost every other state is cutting rates, in some cases, for more than a...