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Workers' Comp Combined Ratio Remains High; Written Premiums Increase in 2011

Workers compensation combined ratios remained unsustainably high in 2011, and investment returns were not high enough to generate sufficient operating returns, but premium growth in this line indicates that the worst of the recession has passed, and the industry remains well capitalized for the future, according to NCCI.

By Phil Gusman | Updated on May 10, 2012

NU Online News Service, May 10, 3:04 p.m. EDT

Workers’ compensation combined ratios remained unsustainably high in 2011, and investment returns were not high enough to generate sufficient operating returns, but premium growth in this line indicates that the worst of the recession has passed, and the industry remains well capitalized for the future, according to NCCI.

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