CWCI: Frequency Hits 14-Year High for Private Self-Insureds

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that a rise in medical-only and indemnity claim volume in 2021 drove frequency for private self-insured employers to the highest level since 2007. “Initial data on California workers’ comp private self-insureds' calendar year 2021 claims experience shows total claim frequency rose nearly 6% last year, largely driven by a 9.6% jump in the incidence of medical-only claims, while average paid and incurred losses also rose, driving up private self-insureds' first report total paid losses by $46.4 million, while...