7 Secrets that Cost Your Client a Bundle on their Workers' Comp

Better HR helps manufacturer lower Mod

INSURED An ice cream manufacturer with 12 employees and revenues of $2.8 million. SITUATION The company had an Experience Mod of 1.9, which was more than three times what it should be. ASSESSMENT A team of CWCAs reviewed the business....

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Premium increase not set in stone as MOD adjustment returns $150,000 to concrete manufacturer

INSURED This free-cast prestressed concrete manufacturer and contractor has annual revenues of nearly $15 million and employs 60 people. SITUATION The company, which traditionally had an Experience Modification Factor in the .89 to .90 range, saw a rise to 1.2....

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School System Learns a Lesson in How to Reduce its MOD

INSURED A public school system with 150 employees. SITUATION The school system’s Experience Modification Factor escalated over the past five years, from as low as 0.97 to a high of 1.34, though it had experienced no significant workplace injuries during...

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Supervisor training cuts claim frequency and cost

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSURED The insured is a social service agency with 390 employees in 22 locations.   SITUATION In one six-month period, this insured experienced 27 workers’ compensation claims totaling $89,000.   ASSESSMENT A Certified WorkComp Advisor (CWCA) looked into the situation...

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Educating supervisors cuts manufacturer’s costs by 96%

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSURED A manufacturing company with 175 employees.   SITUATION The employer’s average annual Workers’ Comp costs were in excess of $80,000 per year. During that same period, the manufacturer averaged 35 claims per year, causing the Experience Mod to rise...

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Trucking company on the right road by saving $20,000 in total premium

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSURED Trucking Company   SITUATION High rate and large number of employee injuries – $800,000 premium   ASSESSMENT No return-to-work program. Analyzed claims and showed employer the true cost of the insurance company paying indemnity to injured employees.   SOLUTION...

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Local pro teams hit home run by saving $82,657 through agent

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSURED Two Minor League Professional Baseball Teams SITUATION Very high rates. The seasonality of the sport and the very low wages players receive relative to national averages acts as a deterrent for players to return to work, particularly when the...

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Manufacturer avoids loss through Recovery-at-Work program

9 years, 13 days ago

INSURED The business is a commercial glass manufacturer that employs 40-50 workers. SITUATION An employee suffered a shoulder injury while moving large plates of glass. The immediate medical diagnosis by the treating physician was for two weeks off duty. As...

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Large scaffolding company embraces change

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSUREDThis company employs over 50 people with locations in two states. SITUATIONThe company experienced a substantial increase in claims activity in one year, going from $45,039 to $107,606. The majority of these claims were longstanding and many proved to be...

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Nursing Home conglomerate saves $350,000

9 years, 13 days ago ,

INSURED A conglomerate of associated companies with several locations within one state. SITUATION Over the course of five years, the company purchased multiple related companies. Numerous errors were made when combining the loss experience. Some were never combined with the...

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