ACCG WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM ANNOUNCES RATE DECREASE AND DIVIDEND FOR 2026
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On November 14, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the ACCG - Group Self-Insurance Workers’ Compensation Fund (GSIWCF) voted to decrease the overall rates by 11.4% for 2026. Claims and operating costs have been consistent, while payrolls have continued to increase; this allowed the GSIWCF to decrease the rates. The Board also voted to return a dividend in the amount of $4.5 million to those members who renew their membership for 2026.
The dividend, which is designed to reward long-term membership in the Fund, will be in the form of a contribution credit to those members who have been in the program since 2016. The credit will be applied to the 2026 contribution and reduce the average member’s estimated annual contribution by 14%. Since the Fund’s inception in 1982, approximately $129 million has already been returned to the membership in the form of premium credits, employee safety and online law enforcement driver training grants, and cash returns from underwriting and investment income.
ACCG – GSIWCF, a member-owned insurance fund, provides workers’ compensation coverage specifically for Georgia counties and authorities. McDuffie County Commissioner Fred Favors serves as Chairman of the ACCG - GSIWCF Board of Trustees. The Fund currently has 166 members, consisting of 131 counties and 35 authorities.
For information on the ACCG Workers’ Compensation Program, please contact Joe Dan Thompson at 404.205.2843.
