WCRI: Little Change in Claim Costs During Pandemic

The Workers Compensation Research Institute said there was little change in the average total cost per claim in Illinois between 2019 and 2021. Total costs per claim involving more than seven days of lost time increased at a rate of 2% per year since 2012, WCRI President and CEO Ramona Tanabe said in a statement Tuesday. “During the pandemic, between 2019 and 2021, the average total cost per claim in Illinois also changed little due to small increases in indemnity benefits per claim offset by decreases in medical payments per claim,” Tanabe said. “Wages of workers with ...