Eight steps to create a winning game plan for renewals
It is a time like no other for insurance renewals. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout have upended the decades-long certainty within the workers’ compensation market that let employers reap the benefits of a soft market. Steep declines...
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Your Guide to... ControlIn LinkedIn Isn't it time... in fact, isn't now the perfect time... To Take Control of Your LinkedIn Prospecting? The ControlIn LinkedIn Free Online Workshop Series will help you, the frustrated producer, take back control of YOUR...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Information Employers Need To Know
UPDATE 3/30/20: Federal Law Alert COVID-19: April 1 Effective Date for FFCRA Leaves On Tuesday, March 24, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the effective date of the leaves available through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) will...
Continue ReadingTen Commandments for a Workers’ Comp Audit
While an IRS audit strikes fear in the hearts of business owners, a Workers' Compensation premium audit is considered routine. Yet, there is a very good chance that it can result in higher charges, particularly if you are not adequately...
Continue ReadingKevin Ring Featured on Connected Insurance Podcast
The Institute's Leader Workers' Compensation Analyst, Kevin Ring, was featured on the December 18th episode of the Connected Insurance Podcast, produced by Agency Revolution. In this conversation, Kevin discusses strategies that are working today to get employers excited about workers'...
Continue ReadingOSHA reiterates that online safety training may not meet requirements
In a standard interpretation https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2019-07-11 issued earlier this year, OSHA answered the question: Are online training programs acceptable for compliance with OSHA's worker training requirements? Interestingly, this standard interpretation is very similar in wording to one issued 25 years ago....
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