North Bay Business Journal

While California’s insurance industry awaits the results of recently enacted reforms in the workers compensation world, employer premiums will likely still face upward pressure for most of 2013 as implementation takes shape, insurance experts said.

NORTH BAY — Employers will likely face an increase in their workers compensation premiums in the coming year, as the cost of medical utilization and permanent disability continues to rise, according to brokers.

NORTH BAY, CALIFORNIA – The impact of new changes to workers’ compensation experience modification factors that went into effect in January are only now being realized and have the potential to significantly increase employers’ premiums on claims, insurers said last week.