NU Online News Service, July 8, 12:34 p.m. EDT

The major data group for the workers' compensation insurance industry said preliminary figures show claim frequency fell 4 percent in 2008 and is likely to decline again this year.

However, the study by Boca Raton Fla.-based National Council on Compensation Insurance also found the cost of lost wage claims has been rising above wage levels--5 percent in 2008 compared with a 3.7 percent increase in wages.

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