<p>Dooley Benassi, chief executive of a 25-year-old San Jose paper-packaging business, can't explain why his worker's compensation insurance premiums rose 72 percent this year, to nearly $25,000, and will likely rise 23 percent more next year.</p>
<p>His 20 workers have filed only a handful of claims in the past 10 years, none more than $1,000. Benassi feels helpless and is hoping something comes along to ease his burden. Soon.</p>