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The reforms seven years ago of California’s workers’ compensation system plus some later court rulings that changed the interpretation of the law have collectively cut benefits to permanent injured workers by 58 percent, a new draft report says.

Sacramento Business Journal
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A majority of companies are using California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ approved advisory pure premium rates in their rate filings for 2012, and the result is a combined increase of 2.8 percent for companies, according to Jones’ office.

Insurance Journal
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California employers are paying a bit more for workers' compensation insurance. New rates filed by the top 100 companies, accounting for 96.7% of the California market, increased by an average of 2.8% in January, said state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.

Los Angeles Times
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California's Injury and Illness Prevention Program has had little impact on reducing worker injuries and fatalities in the state, according to a report from the California Commission for Health, Safety and Workers' Compensation.

Business Insurance
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The State Compensation Insurance Fund also known as State Fund, plans to eliminate close to 500 jobs at its offices throughout the Bay Area as part of a statewide reduction in force that could see as many as 1,400 of its employees receiving pink slips.

Pleasanton Weekly
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States without fee schedules have higher hospital outpatient costs for common surgeries compared to states with fee schedules, according to a workers’ compensation study.

Insurance Journal
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In the first nine months of 2011, worker compensation insurers' written premiums in the state rose to about $8.3 billion, according to a report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.

California Healthline
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As employers, labor unions, lawyers, insurers and medical care providers gird themselves for another round of battle in the decades-long political war over workers' compensation, a new set of data from the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is providing ammunition.

Sacramento Bee
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