Michael B. Stack: At the recent WCRI conference, I attended a session focused on one of the most important questions in workers’ compensation right now: why claim costs are rising again after years of relative stability. The presentation, led by WCRI researchers Evelina Radeva and Rebecca Yang, walked through the latest CompScope data. What stood out immediately was not just that costs are increasing, but how broadly the increase is showing up across the system.

Read the full article here.  The results of WCRI's research will be published next month in CompScope™ Benchmarks, 2025 Edition--watch this space!