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

The Eight Major Mistakes Employers Make When Workers’ Compensation Rates Go Down

8 years, 11 months ago | Uncategorized

Throughout much of the country, declining Workers’ Compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems like long-awaited good news, particularly since Workers’ Compensation is more often than not viewed as a necessity...

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The Costly Dangers of Not Getting Injured Employees Back to Work Quickly

9 years, 21 days ago | Uncategorized

“We’ve got an employee who’s abusing the system and we’re just about fed up. So are our people.” Every insurance agent has heard these words from frustrated employers who are certain injured workers are taking...

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Employers, you’re paying the bill …Control your Experience Mod or it will control you by Institute of WorkComp Professionals

9 years, 21 days ago | Uncategorized

One of the most confusing components of an employer’s Workers’ Compensation Policy is the Experience Modification Factor. They watch it increase and decrease from year to year – higher Experience Modification Factors generally increase costs...

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The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Their Workers’ Compensation Insurance

9 years, 1 month ago | Uncategorized

Most business owners and managers purchase Workers’ Compensation in the wrong way. About 90 to 120 days before their policies expire, they put it out to bid and get quotes. Once in, they review the...

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SubContractors Pressured to Get Workers’ Comp Experience Mods Down

9 years, 1 month ago | Uncategorized

If the anecdotal evidence can be trusted, it’s becoming more and more common that contractors are being put on notice that they will lose the opportunity to bid on jobs if their Workers’ Compensation Experience...

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Six Ways You May Be Failing Your Clients

9 years, 2 months ago | Uncategorized

Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as "getting the fish in the boat." But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that...

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