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PMA: rising cost-per-claim drives renewed focus on slips, strains and motor-vehicle safety
Summary
PMA presented a five-year review showing falling claim counts but a rising cost per claim, now about $35,000, and urged ongoing training, monthly safety meetings and building walk-throughs to reduce preventable injuries.
Jeremy Brewer, a risk control consultant from PMA, told the Bridgeport School District facilities committee that the district—s injury profile looked "very, on par with a lot of cities and other towns" but that the cost per workers—compensation claim has increased. "Our main job is injury prevention. We just try to help people avoid from getting hurt," Brewer said.
Brewer presented a four- to five-year look-back of claims, noting that claim counts fell in recent years while the average cost per claim rose from about $16,000 in earlier years to roughly $35,000 in 2025. He said…
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