Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau

• California Launches Action Against Zurich Units over WC Policies

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 28, 2012

  California has launched enforcement action against two units of Zurich American Insurance Company related to alleged use of a workers’ compensation insurance agreement known as a “large deductible agreement” without obtaining prior approval.

• Workers' Comp Claims Cost Benchmark Approved

  By Staff Writer  |  November 7, 2011

  The advisory rate filing proposed by the California Department of Insurance has been approved. The advisory claims cost benchmark has been set at $2.30 per $100 of employer payroll.

• Poizner Won't Budge On Workers' Comp Benchmark Rate Increase

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 19, 2010

  The benchmark rate for workers compensation won't increase anytime soon after California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner refused to increase the rate for a third time.

• Calif. WCIRB Revises Workers' Comp Increase Request

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 16, 2010

  The California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has revised its workers' compensation rate increase request to

• Calif. Comp Bureau Likely To Call For 30% Rate Increase

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 16, 2010

  The California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will likely recommend an average rate increase of around 30 percent to the state's insurance department later this year.

• Calif. WCIRB To Call For 30% WC Rate Increase

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 6, 2010

  The California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) will likely recommend an average rate increase of around 30 percent to the state's insurance department later this year.