The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) of California proposed advisory pure premium rate adjustments, culminating in an approved average 6.6% advisory rate increase ordered by the Insurance Commissioner effective September 1, 2026. This regulatory adjustment responds to mounting pressures across insurance markets, including rising medical-legal expenses, increased claim frequencies driven by cumulative trauma cases, and elevated insurer combined ratios impacting overall system costs.
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