Category Archives: State Workers Compensation

State workers compensation news and information.

California Workers Compensation Insurance Rate Increased Planned for 2013

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Walt Capell

The CA WCIRP is currently considering a 12.6% rate increase for workers compensation insurance premiums effective January 1, 2013.  This represents an 11.2% increase beyond what the California Insurance Commissioner approved just a few months ago. Driving forces beyond the CA work … Continue reading →

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MIssouri Legislatures Pass New Workers Compensation Bill

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Walt Capell

The Missouri House passed a bill last Thursday which approves legislation barring employees from suing co-workers for job-related injuries.  Civil suit will not longer be an option aganist co-workers when employers have workers compensation coverage. Co-employee liability bill is HB1540 … Continue reading →

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Pay As You Go Workers Compensation

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Walt Capell

What is Pay As You Go Workers Compensation and how can it benefit an business? Pay As You Go Workers Compensation is a relatively new way to buy workers compensation coverage.  The primary benefits of Pay As You Go include 1. reducing the … Continue reading →

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Workers Compensation by State

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Walt Capell

Workers Compensation Shop.com launches new state work comp directory.  Each state directoy includes links to state specific comp information including state rates, forms, rules, laws, resources, and quotes. Workers Compensation Shop is a national insurance agency licensed in all states.  They specialize … Continue reading →

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NCCI Quoting States

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Walt Capell

I was recently discussing all of the NCCI states around the country and an agent asked me how many states our firm could quote with NCCI.  I honestly didn’t know exactly how many states NCCI provided residual market access for, so I looked … Continue reading →

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PA Workers Compensation Rates Reduce for 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Walt Capell

The PA Compensation Rating Bureau has approved a 5.7% rate reduction for the average workers compensation premium rate in Pennsylvania for 2012.  Some class code rates may increase or decrease depending on state loss ratios, but the overall affect should equal nearly … Continue reading →

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