Show F EIA FERA E RA SURETY DECLARED HIGH Premium rates rate paid the tate state Insurance insurance in In- fund for protection of oC FE FER FERA R RA A workers are arc needlessly hi high h according to a report of ot Dr A. A L. L Murray Murra director of or compensation and safety of the relief or organization The rep report rt was released Thursday through the office of Robert H. H Hinckley field director of oC the F FE FERA FERA E ERA RA for lor the western states The department Dr Murray reported reported reported re re- re- re ported closed cases case out of ot a total of ot reported during 1934 with a total cost of against a total earned premium of or 63 paid t to the state insurance fund At the time the rates were agreed upon the they were considered when compared to similar rates paid b by various va arious a rious industries very low Dr Murray Mur Mur- ray said Our Om experience has shown however that they were nearly three times as high as are warranted by oUr accident experience experience- A second evil which places a premium premium premium pre pre- on carelessness promotes malingering malingering ma lin lingering ering and really penalizes those who work carefully and honestly was vas pointed out in the report This Thic trouble it lt was explained comes from continued weekly payments payments pay pay- ments to the injured man while his coworker who were not injured are paid on a limited per days basis In many Inmany many cases case the compensation paid exceeds budgets two or three time times the report said II Total cost of or the closed cases during the year was itemized as s follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows lovs Medical costs X-ra X ray X-ray costs COts hospital and funeral co costs ts compensation costs 2 |