WI | Wisconsin companies on average will pay 10.5% less in worker’s compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2024, saving businesses around the state roughly $206 million on policies over the coming year, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today with the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI).
The lower rates reflect Wisconsin employers’ attention to workplace safety for the benefit of workers and employers alike. The 2024 rate decrease, approved by OCI, marks the ninth year in a row worker’s compensation insurance premiums have declined in Wisconsin. The actual rates that inform premium amounts vary by employers based on factors such as injury risk exposure.