Pennsylvania approves 7.88% loss cost reduction for comp

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys approved a 7.88% reduction in loss costs for policies incepting on or after April 1.

The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau said in a statement the reduction in loss costs, which is used to calculate comp premiums, is a result of a 6.1% decrease in claim frequency as well as fewer large claims.

The bureau said claim frequency is down a cumulative 42% since 2013 and loss costs have fallen 54% over the same period.

The average payment per claim was $1,100 in 2022, compared with $1,500 in 2015. Prescription costs per claim are down 60% since 2015.

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