GA: State's WC Cost per Claim Among Lowest

Workers' compensation costs per claim in Georgia were low relative to costs in the other states analyzed in a national study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), although indemnity costs per claim were higher, driven by permanent partial disability and lump-sum payments. The study found that at an average of $2,353 per workers' compensation claim, costs per claim in Georgia were among the lowest in a 12-state study conducted by the Cambridge, Mass.-based WCRI. WCRI said the main reason for the lower than average costs per claim in Georgia was a very low percentage of...