Oklahoma Demutualization 

Oklahoma Demutualization 

  • CompSource Mutual, Oklahoma’s workers’ comp insurer of last resort, is providing more details about a potential demutualization. 
  • Move would allow expansion to other states. 
  • Critics are raising alarms about the move. 
    READ MORE

 

Flash: Here are the Premium Assessments 

  • The Department of Industrial Relations has set the 2026 workers’ comp assessment rates. 
  • Insured employers pay the assessments as part of their workers’ comp premium.  
  • Self-insured employers pay a set percentage of their paid indemnity directly to DIR. 
    READ MORE

 

Washington Rates To Increase 

  • Average workers’ comp rates will increase 4.9% next year, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced. 
  • The average increase works out to $1.37 more per week for each full-time position.  
  • Employees in Washington are responsible for about a quarter of the costs of workers’ compensation. 
    READ MORE