2025 Worker Comp Benchmarking Study = 13,520?
Last Friday, Rising Medical Solutions released its 2025 Worker Comp Benchmarking Study researched and authored by Denise Zoe Algire, MBA, RN (Albertson’s Companies). See the bottom of this article for the link to download the study – totally worth it. How often does the Workers Comp industry ask the claims departments what they think about certain subjects – (not that often) and to provide survey results with 13,520 data points.
I try to cover every annual release. You can find the previous articles here. The study was sponsored by Rising – Rachel Fikes (Chief Experience Officer). Denise and Rachel are two of my favorite Workers Comp people.
The full Title of the 2025 Workers Comp Benchmarking Study is – Next-Gen Claims Differentiators – How High Performers Operationalize Strategies. The report is 86 pages long.
Last year’s great study covered the topic of Overworked (?) Claims Adjusters. This year, the study covered (from the report) –
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Today, the ongoing study program is a collaboration of workers’ compensation leaders who represent diverse perspectives and share a commitment to providing meaningful information about claims management trends and best opportunities for advancement. Recognizing the need for an unbiased approach, the study is guided by an independent Principal Researcher and an Advisory Council of industry experts whose involvement is critical to maintaining a framework that produces impartial and compelling research.
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An example from the Appendices –
Remember, this info is directly from Claims Department and Risk Management leaders. I usually read a study report backwards from the Appendices, Conclusions, Executive Summary and then the body of the report.
The download link below only asks for basic info. Rising Medical Solutions does not spam mail you once you sign up. The study and report are all free. Rising provides access to older studies. The 2024 and 2025 reports are worth a read. Good job by Rising and Denise!
Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study – Rising Medical Solutions
