The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) recently held a webinar to discuss its new research brief, Cost Evaluation of Potential Conclusive COVID-19 Presumption in California Workers’ Compensation. The webinar materials are now available on the WCIRB Webinars page of the WCIRB website and at the following links:
The California workers’ compensation system is expected to be significantly impacted by benefits and medical treatment costs paid to on behalf of California workers who contract the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and are in the following industries:
In this webinar, WCIRB actuaries and researchers discuss the key assumptions underlying their estimates of the potential financial impact COVID-19 claims will have on the California system.
The full study is available in the Research section of the WCIRB website or by clicking the following link:
Learn more about the WCIRB webinar series on the WCIRB Webinars page.