Trepidation appears to be the appropriate word in describing the reaction of California insurance industry officials to Gov. Jerry Brown signing workers' compensation reform legislation in the state.
The bill is SB 863, and was passed on the last day of the legislation session, Aug. 31.
Mark Sektnan, president of the California Association of Insurance Companies, explains that California's workers' compensation system has long been known as the most complicated and costly system in the country.
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