Workers' compensation costs per claim in Texas increased at double-digit rates for the third consecutive year, according to a new study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute.
Workers' compensation costs per claim remain among the highest of the states in the study. At $5,320, the average cost per claim in Texas is 68 percent above the median of the 12 states in the study.
The study reported that the average total cost per workers' compensation claim rose 10 percent between 2000 and 2001, following an 11 percent increase between 1999 and 2000 and a 13 percent increase between 1998 a...
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