Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California
®
Request to Use California Self-Insured Data for Experience Rating Purposes
Form 701 (Rev. 01/2018)
Form RS701.18-0101
1221 Broadway, Suite 900 Voice 888.229.2472 customerservice@wcirb.com
Oakland, CA 94612 Fax 415.778.7272 wcirb.com
Instructions
Purpose of Form
This form is for use when requesting that self-insured data
be used to promulgate an experience modification for an
insured employer. Employer, as used in this form, means a
single entity or two or more entities that are combinable for
experience rating purposes in accordance with Section IV,
Rule 2, of the California Workers’ Compensation Experience
Rating Plan—1995 (ERP).
Use of Form
This form must be submitted by the insurer providing coverage
for the period the proposed experience modification will be in
effect. Only self-insured data pertaining to the employer’s self-
insured California operations is eligible for use in experience
rating.
Requesting insurers submitting self-insured data
electronically in WCSTAT format need only complete
Sections A through E of this form.
Requesting insurers not submitting self-insured data
electronically in WCSTAT format must complete Sections A
through H of this form, with a separate Section G – Report
of Payroll and Section H – Report of Losses completed for
each reporting period.
Submission and Review of Self-Insured Data
All self-insured data developed during the applicable
experience period must be submitted. An experience
modification will not be promulgated with partial self-insured
data. The requesting insurer is strongly encouraged to
submit the self-insured data electronically in a WCSTAT
format consistent with that used to submit unit statistical data
on insured policies; otherwise, a $500 processing fee will be
charged for each request.
The self-insured data will be subject to the same rigorous
validation that applies to all unit statistical data reported
in accordance with the rules set forth in Part 4, Unit
Statistical Reporting Requirements, of the California
Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting
Plan—1995 (USRP). Self-insured data that is determined
to be acceptable will be eligible for use in experience rating.
If the prior valuation of self-insured data contained open
claims, or if previously reported closed claims were
subsequently reopened and/or revalued with different
incurred indemnity and/or incurred medical amounts, or
if one or more new claims were subsequently reported, a
separate request as well as the subsequent valuation of self-
insured claims must be submitted by the insurer providing
coverage for the period the proposed experience modification
using this subsequent valuation of claims will be in effect. The
regulations and procedures concerning the submission
and use of California self-insured data for experience
rating purposes are found in Section III, Rule 5, of the ERP.
The ERP and USRP are available on the WCIRB’s website
(wcirb.com).
Additional Information Required to be Submitted
with this Form
Applicable loss reports; subrogation, joint coverage, partially
fraudulent and compromised death claims must be identified
and the total gross incurred amount as defined in the USRP
must be provided for each such claim.
Form Completion
• This form can be completed electronically; if completed
manually, please print clearly.
• Authorized representatives from both the insurer and
employer must sign this form to verify the completeness
and accuracy of the information stated in the form and
the self-insured data that will be submitted to the WCIRB.
Insurance brokers/agents may not sign this form on behalf
of the employer or insurer.
• Failure to complete all sections of the form and provide all
required information may delay or prevent the request from
being processed.
Form Submission
Mail, fax or e-mail this completed form, including the signatures of
the authorized employer and insurer representative, to the WCIRB:
WCIRB Customer Service
WCIRB California
1221 Broadway, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
415.778.7272 (fax)
customerservice@wcirb.com
Questions
Call WCIRB Customer Service toll free
888.CA.WCIRB (229.2472)
7:30 AM – 4:45 PM PST