Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 506: The 10.4% Premium Push: How the WCIRB's Proposed Rate Hike Is Already Reshaping Payer Behavior

Send us Fan Mail The WCIRB asked the California Department of Insurance for a 10.4% increase in advisory pure premium rates for September 1, 2026. The Commissioner didn't give them all of it — but the gap between what was requested and what was approved is itself the story. In this episode, Ajay and Angel unpack why the WCIRB went back for another double-digit increase, why the Commissioner trimmed it, how adjuster behavior has already started shifting in response to the underlying loss numbe...