Carrying out the wishes of its divided governing committee, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau made its amended filing for January 1, 2013 advisory pure premium rates. The filing recommends a 1.2% overall rate decrease. The amended filing eliminates the 12.6% increase in rates the Bureau originally said the industry needed to make up for deterioration in the claims experience, and also avoids the 9.3% increase it says is needed after assessing for the impact of SB 863 on California workers’ comp costs. But State Fund’s motives are a question.
