Chapter 8. Office of the Director
Subchapter 2. Administration of Self-Insurance Plans
Article 5. Self-Insurer's Annual Report

§15251. Self-Insurer's Annual Report.

(a) Each self-insurer shall file a Self-Insurer's Annual Report every year as required by subsections (b) through (g) of this section and shall continue to file a Self-Insurer's Annual Report annually after revocation of the Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure until a final Self-Insurer's Annual Report has been filed showing all claims have been closed and there are no remaining claims with the expectation of future liabilities. Each year no later than sixty (60) days before the deadline for filing the Self-Insurer's Annual Report pursuant to subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section, whichever applies, the Chief shall post the Annual Report form, along with instructions for completing the form and showing the years to be reported, on the website of the Office of Self-Insurance Plans at http://www.dir.ca.gov/osip. Each self-insurer shall file a Self-Insurer's Annual Report via an on-line platform provided by OSIP as follows:

(1) Form AR-1 (1-2016) for individual private and private group self-insurers;

(2) Form AR-2 (rev. 1-2020) for all public self-insurers, including those that are members of a Joint Powers Authority;

(b) For private self-insurers, individual or with a group, the report shall be filed on or before March 1 of each year and shall include the following information:

(1) General Information.

(A) Certificate to Self-Insure number, status of certificate, and period of report.

(B) Name and address of master certificate holder, state of incorporation, federal tax identification number, and first three (3) digits of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(C) List of all subsidiaries or affiliate companies that are covered by the master certificate to self-insure, their state of incorporation, and their subsidiary/affiliate certificate number.

(D) Notification of any reincorporation, merger, change in name or identity or any additions to the self-insurance program by the master certificate holder or any subsidiary/affiliate company during the reporting period.

(E) Name and address of person to whom all correspondence related to self-insurance should be addressed.

(F) Employment and wages paid in that calendar year as reported to Employment Development Department on the employer's Form DE-9 Quarterly Report or other similar Employment Development form used to report employment and wages in that calendar year.

EXCEPTION: A Certificate to Self-Insure that is revoked for three full years is not required to submit this employment and wage information.

(2) Claims Liability and Administrator Information.

A Liabilities by Reporting Location report shall be submitted by each claims administrator administering claims for the said self-insurer and shall include:

(A) All claims reported on or before December 31 of each of the five (5) prior calendar years (January 1 through December 31), showing indemnity and medical payments grouped as incurred liability, paid to date and future liability.

(B) All open claims reported prior to the five (5) years shall also be reported as in subsection (b)(2)(A), but in a single line entry;

(C) For the reporting year of the annual report the total of indemnity and medical future liability, the total estimated future liability of claims, the total benefits paid, number of medical only cases reported, number of indemnity cases reported; number of fatality cases, number of claims for which the employer or administrator was notified of representation by an attorney or legal representative in the reporting year, and number of new applications for adjudication received for any claims that year.

(D) Total number of open indemnity cases in all years.

(E) Name, address and Certificate to Administer number of the self-insurer's claims administrator.

(F) Notification of any change in administrator during the period covered by the report and, if applicable, the name and address of the prior administrator.

(G) A certification by the qualified claims administrator that the report is true, correct and complete with respect to the workers' compensation liabilities incurred and paid, signed and dated with the name and address of the said administrator completing the Liabilities by Reporting Location page.

(3) Location of Claims Records Information. The name and address of any location other than the current administrator where self-insurance claims records are stored.

(4) Insurance Information. Name and policy number of any standard workers' compensation insurance policy, specific excess workers' compensation insurance policy, or aggregate worker's compensation insurance policy held by the self-insurer along with policy issue date and retention levels of liability of the policies.

(5) Open Indemnity Claims Information. A list of all open indemnity claims by reporting location by year, and alphabetically within each year. The list shall:

(A) Show the name of each claimant, date of injury, description of injury, amount of benefits paid-to-date in indemnity and medical payments and estimated future liability of claim for indemnity and medical benefits.

NOTE: Computer Loss Runs showing the information requested and organized as set forth in this subsection will be acceptable in lieu of the List of Open Indemnity Claims.

(B) Show any open claim reported to the carrier of a specific excess insurance policy, and for which the carrier has not denied in writing the claim liability in whole or part above the retention level of the policy. The list shall include the name of the claimant, claim number, date of injury, description of injury, carrier name and policy number, policy coverage period, retention level of policy and paid to date in indemnity or medical benefits, and the estimated future liability of the claim minus the total unpaid employer retention, which equals the total unpaid carrier liability. The list shall also indicate whether the claim has been reported to a carrier, if the claim has been accepted by the carrier, if the carrier has denied any part of the liability of the claim.

(6) Specific Excess Coverage Calculation. A calculation which includes a total of all unpaid carrier liability.

(7) Company Officer Certification Information. The name, title, address, phone number and signature of the company officer authorized to certify that the report is true, correct and complete and acknowledging the company's responsibility to post and maintain the required security deposit that is due as a result of this report.

(c) For all public self-insurers, whether or not a member of a joint powers authority, the report shall be filed by October 1 of each year to cover liabilities during the July 1-June 30 fiscal year and shall include:

(1) General Information.

(A) Name and address of master certificate holder (individual agency or joint powers authority as applicable), federal employer identification number, and type of public agency.

(B) Agency name and certificate numbers of all of the joint powers authority's members.

(C) A certification by the individual public agency or joint powers authority official that the report is true, correct and complete.

(D) Notification of any reincorporation, merger, change in name or identity or any additions to the self-insurance program by the master certificate holder or any subsidiary/affiliate company during the reporting period, and identification of any employees not included in the self-insurance program.

(E) Name, address, telephone number, and email address of person to whom all correspondence related to self-insurance should be addressed.

(F) Employment and wages paid in that fiscal year as reported to Employment Development Department on the employer's Form DE-9 Quarterly Report or other similar Employment Development form used to report employment and wages in that fiscal year.

EXCEPTION: A public employer whose Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure has been revoked is not required to submit employment and wage information.

(2) Liability Report and Administrator Information.

A Liabilities Report which shall include:

(A) All claims reported shall be on a fiscal year basis (starting July 1 and ending June 30 of the reporting years), with all claims reported on or before June 30 of each of the five prior fiscal years, showing indemnity and medical payments grouped as incurred liability, paid to date and future liability.

(B) All open claims reported prior to the five years shall also be reported as required in (b)(2)(A), but in a single line entry.

(C) Each Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) shall report the consolidated liabilities of all members of the JPA on one Liabilities Report.

(D) A Liabilities by Reporting Location Report shall be completed in full for each claims adjusting location in addition to the consolidated report totaling liabilities from all locations.

(E) For any Joint Powers Authority, one list of all open indemnity claims may be consolidated into a single listing for the entire JPA, as long as the individual JPA member is identified for each claim.

(3) Claims Information for each year shall meet the requirements of subsection (b), except that no deposit calculation page shall be submitted as required for private self-insurers pursuant to subsection (b)(7).

(4) Aggregate Claims Information. Specify for claims in the current fiscal year and in each of the past five fiscal years, and for claims reported prior to the five years in a single line entry, aggregate amounts for each of the indicated categories on Form AR-2, showing the number of claims, amount of disability benefits paid, amount of medical costs paid, legal and loss adjustment expenses paid, and estimated future liabilities. Figures must reflect amounts paid and number of claims, as specified on the Aggregate Claims Information portion of Form AR-2 during the reporting year, as of the end of the indicated fiscal year of the date of loss, for the life of the claim to date of the report.

(5) The claims information required by Form AR-2 may be submitted electronically or by hard copy that includes the same data elements required by Form AR-2. An Appendix of terms used in Public Self-Insurer Report Forms P-1, J-1, and AR-2 follows section 15203.11.

(d) The Chief may, for good cause, require any self-insurer to submit a Self-Insurer's Annual Report covering a six-month interim period, in addition to the annual report specified in subsection (b) and (c) of this section.

(1) For private self-insurers, such interim reports, when required, shall cover the period starting January 1 and ending June 30 of each year and shall be due on September 1 of each year.

(2) Public self-insurer's interim reports shall cover July 1 through December 31 and shall be due on March 1 of each year.

(e) The Chief shall assess the civil penalty set forth in Labor Code Section 3702.9(a) against any self-insurer for failure to file a complete and timely Self-Insurer's Annual Report. Continued failure to file an Annual Report sixty (60) days after assessment of civil penalties pursuant to Section 3702.9(a) shall be good cause for revocation of a certificate to self-insure.

(f) For good cause shown by the self-insurer or its administrative agency, the Chief may grant additional time to a self-insurer to file the report without penalty.

(g) Unless otherwise approved by the Chief, the consolidated liabilities report and reporting location reports (page 3 of the annual report) shall be signed by a competent person, as demonstrated pursuant to Section 15452(b) of these regulations, in the employment of the self-insurer or administrative agency for the self-insurance plan.

(h) The employer's certification on the Self-Insurer's report shall be signed by:

(1) an officer or employee of the self-insurer authorized to sign documents for self-insurance matters; or

(2) an authorized public self-insurer officer or employee; or

(3) an authorized officer or employee of the joint powers authority to which the public agency is a member; or

(4) an authorized officer or employee of the Self-Insurer's Security Fund where the Director has turned over responsibility for an insolvent private self-insurer's claim liability to the Fund pursuant to Labor Code Section 3701.5(c).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 54, 55 and 3702.10, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 59, 129, 3700, 3701.5, 3702.2, 3702.3, 3702.9 and 3702.10, Labor Code; and Sections 1063.1 and 1063.3, Insurance Code.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 6-1-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 23).

2. Amendment of section heading and text filed 10-16-92; operative 11-16-92 (Register 92, No. 42).

3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b)(5)(B) and new subsection (b)(5)(B)1 filed 8-10-93; operative 8-10-93 (Register 93, No. 33).

4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b), (b)(1)(F) Exception and (b)(5)(B) filed 6-30-94; operative 6-30-94 (Register 94, No. 26).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(1)(F) and (c)(1)(F) filed 10-18-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 42).

6. Amendment filed 5-7-2001; operative 6-6-2001 (Register 2001, No. 19).

7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) and form A4-40a (incorporated by reference) filed 8-1-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 31).

8. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(2)(A)(7.) filed 4-7-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 15).

9. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-2-2009; operative 3-2-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 10).

10. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)(F) and (c)(1)(F) filed 9-19-2011; operative 10-19-2011 (Register 2011, No. 38).

11. Amendment of section heading and section filed 12-14-2016; operative 1-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 51).

12. Amendment of subsections (a)(2) and (c)(1)(E) and new subsections (c)(4)-(5) filed 5-14-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 20).