Revising Classification Structure Using Survey Data [Discussion]

This paper, describing the steps leading to a revised classification scheme for workers' compensation farm risks in California, represents an important contribution to the California farm industry. However, in a more general sense the work is significant as an illustration of how several disciplines can come together to create an improved product. The efforts of the government, the farm industry and the insurance industry, as well as survey specialists, have been merged to create a result greater than each participant's separate contribution. Classifications