Report: Fewer Claims but Higher Losses for California Workers’ Comp Private Self-Insureds

Private self-insured claim volume in the California workers’ compensation system fell 9.5% in 2023, the biggest year-to-year decline in private self-insured claim frequency in more than 15 years. However, double-digit increases in the average amounts paid and incurred on these claims drove total paid and incurred losses for private self-insured employers