DWC Proposes Updating Life Expectancy Table

The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing to update its life expectancy table. The division proposed rules that would increase the overall life expectancy to 84.6 years from 82.4 years. At the same time, the division is proposing to expand the number of life expectancy projections included on its table. Currently, the division’s rules project life expectancy for people up to the age of 111. The proposed rules would increase that to cover projected life expectancy for anyone 120 or older. The division said it is holding a public hearing at 2 p.m. May 7 to take ...