Coverage in the State of California
California employers are required by State law to have workers' compensation insurance, even if they have only one employee. And, if your employees get hurt or sick because of work, you are required to pay for workers' compensation benefits. Workers' comp insurance provides six basic benefits: medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, supplemental job displacement benefits or vocational rehabilitation and death benefits.
What determines your premiums ?
A number of factors go into determining the annual premium your insurance carrier will charge. These include your industry classification, your company's past history of work related injuries (known as your experience modification), your payroll, any special underwriting adjustments such as use of a certified health care organization, and any eligible special group or dividend programs.
Why is your Experience Modification rating important ?
Simply speaking your Experience Modification Rating compares your workers' compensation claims experience to other companies similar in size who operate in the same industry.
Understanding your Experience Modification Rating (Experience Mod/X-Mod/E-Mod) and monitoring it regularly, plays a major role in reducing your Workers' Compensation costs. It is also an excellent way to measure how your loss prevention and control practices match up to other companies in your industry.