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Comp claim costs rise 6% annually from 2022 to 2025: WCRI - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Comp claim costs rise 6% annually from 2022 to 2025: WCRI by Louise Esola Claims Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Apr 28, 2026 Total workers compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising medical payments, indemnity benefits and claim administration expenses, according to research released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The findings, featured in 18 reports for all the study states, show costs had remained relatively flat through 2022 before climbing again over the past several years. “The increase reflects sustained growth in the last few years across all major components of a claim, including medical payments, indemnity benefits, and benefit delivery expenses,” Sebastian Negrusa, vice president of research for Waltham, Massachusetts-based WCRI, said in a statement. Medical payments per claim rose primarily because of higher prices for medical services rather than greater utilization, with high-cost claims contributing significantly in some states, the report said. Indemnity benefits per claim also continued to increase as longer durations of temporary disability pushed benefits higher. Wages for injured workers also continued to rise, though at a slower pace in more recent years. Benefit delivery expenses per claim grew steadily as medical cost containment expenses and litigation costs increased, according to the research. WCRI said cost growth was widespread across states, with most of the 18 study states reporting increases in total costs per claim and across most cost components. The studies examined lost-time claims involving more than seven days of lost work and evaluated them at 12 months of experience through 2025. The 18 states included Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. 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