Actuary: Claim Frequency Declined for Schools, Public Entities During Stay-at-Home Order

California municipalities and K-12 public schools saw their biggest drop in workers’ compensation claim frequency in years during the first two months of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order in response to COVID-19, according to a Sacramento-based actuarial company. “There’s a lot of public policy being made, and there’s a lot of analysis being done to support those decisions,” said Mark Priven, vice president of special projects for Bickmore Actuarial. “There’s been a lot less talk about the impact of shelter-in-place. In fact, what we&rs...