Employers’ costs for work injuries, deaths may drop in 2017

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico employers could see a decrease in their insurance costs for on-the-job injuries and deaths.
The state Office of Superintendent of Insurance says a key factor in calculating individual employers’ workers’ compensation costs will drop by an average of 9 percent in 2017.
The office says this is the second consecutive year in which businesses will see an average decrease in the so-called “pure premium.”
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