CWCI: Self-Insured Claims Dropped, Thanks to Steep Decline in Medical-Only Cases

Reported claims from self-insurers fell 6.4% in the fiscal year that ended June 30, thanks in large part to huge declines in medical-only claims over that period, according to a new bulletin from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. The public workforce covered by self-insured policies dropped 1% between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, a window that included the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, CWCI reported. Total benefits paid per claim jumped 7.4% to more than $3,800 as a result of a sharp uptick in average indemnity payments, according to CWCI. First...