To whom do you apply for a Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure?

• A. The Director of Industrial Relations
• B. The Manager of Self-Insurance
• C. The Administrative Director
• D. The Secretary of State

Answer: (A)

The authority to issue a Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure for workers’ compensation rests with the Director of Industrial Relations. In California, self-insurance for workers’ compensation is governed by the Department of Industrial Relations, and the director evaluates and approves employers who can meet the financial and administrative requirements to assume direct responsibility for benefits. An applicant submits to the Director of Industrial Relations (often through a designated self-insurance unit) and, if approved, receives the certificate allowing self-insurance to proceed.

The other offices do not grant this certificate: a manager of self-insurance isn’t the official issuing authority, the Administrative Director administers claims and related regulations but does not issue CCIs, and the Secretary of State handles corporate filings rather than workers’ compensation self-insurance.