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High worker benefits and low employer costs in Washington State
The publication explaining why Washington State can afford high benefits to workers and low costs to employers (28 KB PDF) illustrates how Washington State keeps benefits high and costs low compared to other workers' compensation insurers.
Get Help Downloading Files (files open in a new window).How L&I compares with other workers' compensation insurers
- Industry trends.
- Investment earnings.
- Administrative costs.
The Washington State Investment Board contracts with Conning Asset Management Corporation. This December 2004 overview (283 KB PDF / 3 min) by Conning covers the State Fund investment strategy and performance, plus industry trends in workers' compensation insurance.
Biennial Oregon Premium Rate Ranking Study
The Oregon State Department of Consumer & Business Services studies state workers' compensation insurance base or manual premium rates across the country.
These studies provide a list of state rankings of the average base rates using a weighting of the 50 largest risk classes in Oregon that also make up almost two-thirds of the premiums and payroll.
Oregon Workers' Compensation Premium Rate Ranking
2006 final report (418 KB PDF / 2 min)
(www.oregon.gov). 2006 summary (63 KB PDF)
(www.oregon.gov).
2004 final report (716 KB PDF / 4 min)
(www.oregon.gov).
2004 summary (111 KB PDF)
(www.oregon.gov).
