City of Hemet Votes to Self-Insure for WC Claims

A city in Southern California’s Inland Empire has opted to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims, according to local media reports. The Hemet City Council voted May 26 to pay up to a $250,000 deductible per occurrence based on the city’s previous experience of handling low claims volumes, according to Valley News. The high-deductible option was among those presented to city leaders by the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority. Council members considered several self-insured options, with costs ranging from about $972,000 on the high end (with a $150,000 deduct...