Commissioner Approves 10.3% Benchmark Rate Cut
| posted in Blog, NewsletterTHANKS TO the reforms enacted in 2014, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has ordered a 10.3% average mid-year decrease to the state’s benchmark workers’ comp rates. The new benchmark rate, which insurers use as a guidepost to price their policies, will take effect on July 1. The benchmark is essentially the base rates that cover expected costs of claims and claims-adjusting expenses across all worker class codes. Insurers can price their policies as they wish, so there is no guarantee that any particular employers will see rate cuts. When pricing your policy, your insurer will take into account your claims…
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