State Workers' Comp Fund Grows by 5.1%

The balance of the investment fund held by Wyoming’s monopoly workers’ compensation insurance program increased by 5.1% during the fiscal year that ended June 30 due to healthy returns, according the state treasurer’s annual report.  State Treasurer Mark Gordon’s annual report says that all of the state’s seven investment funds showed positive results during the 2016-17 fiscal year and collectively grew by 6.1% net of fees paid.  The Workers’ Compensation Fund’s investment returns fell short of that average, but the fund is also more c...