FELS COO Appointed to Workers’ Comp Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee

Little receives appointment as an employer representative on the workers’ comp insurance rating agency’s governance board

On August 13, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the appointment of FELS Chief Operating Officer Bryan Little as a member the WCIRB’s Governing Committee. The WCIRB Governing Committee sets policy, oversees WCIRB management, and reviews all issues involving pure premium rates, classifications, rating plans, rating systems, manual rules and policy, and endorsement forms. The WCIRB is a private organization licensed by the Department for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and compiling rating data, with funding coming from assessments of its insurance company members. All workers’ compensation insurance companies in California are required by law to be members of the WCIRB.  

Little also serves as Director of Employment Policy for FELS’ parent organization California Farm Bureau, where he implements legislative and regulatory initiatives for all matters related to agricultural employment, including occupational safety and health as well as workers’ compensation insurance, for the largest general interest agriculture organization in California. In a previous role, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health at the U.S. Department of Labor. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Personnel Management Association. Little joins the WCIRB Governing Committee in the insured employer representative seat for the remainder of the term ending on April 14, 2025.