Louise Esola writes for Business Insurance:

Total workers compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising medical payments, indemnity benefits and claim administration expenses, according to research released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

The findings, featured in 18 reports for all the study states, show costs had remained relatively flat through 2022 before climbing again over the past several years.

Read her full article here.  The newly-released WCRI research is CompScope™ Benchmarks, 2026 Edition.  Visit its page on our website for more information, including links to the individual state studies and details on how to get copies!