WCIRB
Aug 11, 2025
CA: “Unlisted" Codes - Same Old Blame-the-Thieving-Doctor Trope
To understand what truly drives workers’ comp costs, California must stop relying on insurer-produced “research” that misleads employers and scapegoats doctors.Califor...
Aug 5, 2025
WCIRB’s Flawed Data Means Higher Premiums for CA Employers
Insurers control the narrative around California’s workers’ compensation—and it’s costing the state’s employers more every year.Annually, the Workers’ Compensation Ins...
Jun 19, 2025
DWC Data: Texas Delivers, California Dodges
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (TX DWC) and the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) each hold a sacred public trust to oversee the treatment of...
Jun 3, 2025
Workers’ Comp Has a Serious Data Problem
Anyone who’s been hurt at work (or treated an injured worker) knows that the workers' comp system is in crisis. To fix it, stakeholders need reliable, verifiable data—but tha...
May 20, 2025
Comp Is a Cash Cow—But CA Insurers Want Higher Rates?
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) just voted to ask California’s Insurance Commissioner to increase workers’ comp insurance rates by 11.2%.Tha...
Sep 12, 2024
DWC's Failed WCIS Taints CHSWC Reports
With 49 cents spent on administrative expenses for every dollar spent on actual benefits (over absurdly stretched 7-year claim durations) California workers’ comp is in a fou...
Sep 10, 2024
CA Employers: Broken Workers' Comp Costs 2X National Median
In California, the frictional administrative expenses of caring for an injured worker cost employers almost twice the national median.According to a report from the Wo...
Sep 5, 2024
Broken CA Workers' Comp Takes 7 Years to Close Claims
In California, closing an injured worker’s claim takes over twice as long as the national median. According to a report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance...
Aug 15, 2024
WCIRB's Shocking Admission About Workers' Comp Data
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) is the leading data source for California legislators, regulators, and others. But in its 2024 “State of the System”...
Aug 12, 2024
WCIRB Smoke & Mirrors Misinform CA Employers, Stakeholders
As daisyNews has long argued (and Workers’ Comp Executive recently pointed out), California has a major problem with how it assesses the challenges of workers' compensation: ...
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Jul 31, 2024
Workers' Comp Exec: WCIRB "Skews Statistics"
Widely-respected industry journal Workers’ Comp Executive recently offered a powerful, public criticism of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB).
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Mar 28, 2024
WCIRB: By Insurers, For Insurers
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau (WCIRB) is one of the most influential organizations guiding the decisions of legislators, regulators, and other stakeholde...