St. Louis, MO – Safety National recently announced the winners of the Company’s annual Safety First Grant Program, awarding three policyholders for their creative risk control solutions. The first-place grant, in the amount of $10,000, was awarded to Yale University to host a series of mobile slip simulator training events. Training will provide hands-on experience… [Read more]
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AF Group Partners with MSU to Offer Master’s Certificate in Quantitative Risk Analytics
Lansing, MI – AF Group and Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Statistics and Probability are partnering to offer a Master’s-level certificate in Quantitative Risk Analytics exclusively to AF Group teammates. The partnership was formed through the collaborative efforts of Jacob Geyer, vice president of AF Specialty and Business Analytics & Underwriting Operations at Accident… [Read more]
Friedlander Group Announces a 22.5% Dividend for Wholesale Group of NY WC Safety Group
Purchase, NY -(BusinessWire)- Friedlander Group recently announced a 22.5% dividend paid to members of the Wholesale Group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #551*. The 22.5% paid dividend is in addition to the 25% group discount clients already received on their policies effective April 1, 2018 – April 1, 2019. The combination of the… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Distributes $3.5 Million in Early Qualifier Dividends
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently paid $3.5 million in early qualifier dividends to approximately 3,200 newer policyholder owners across the state. This payout is the final component of the company’s $330 million record dividend distribution to more than 55,000 policyholders in 2019. Early qualifier dividend recipients are those who are already maintaining… [Read more]
NSC Announces Amazon Sponsorship to Support Women in Safety
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently announced it has received a $125,000 sponsorship from Amazon to support women in safety. The sponsorship will go toward bolstering three NSC initiatives: the Council’s Marion Martin Award, Women in Safety Scholarship program and Women’s Division. Although women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they… [Read more]
Friedlander Group Announces NY Retailer Group Saves 51% on Workers’ Compensation
Purchase, NY -(BusinessWire)- Friedlander Group announces a 35% dividend paid to members of the Retail Group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #544. The 35% paid dividend is in addition to the 25% advance group discount clients have already received on their policies effective from March 1, 2018 – March 1, 2019. The combination… [Read more]
NIOSH Announces Competition for Artificial Intelligence Programmers
Atlanta, GA – The future holds much promise. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recently announced the start of an external crowdsourcing competition, exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to automate data processing in occupational safety and health surveillance systems. The… [Read more]
NSC: No Level of Cannabis Use Acceptable for Those Working in Safety Sensitive Positions
Itasca, IL – Recognizing that safety concerns are paramount as decriminalization of cannabis continues in states throughout the U.S., the National Safety Council recently called on employers to restrict cannabis use for those in safety sensitive positions – regardless of whether cannabis consumption is allowed by their state. In a new policy position, NSC defines… [Read more]
WPT Power Corporation Earns TDI-DWC Safety Award
Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently recognized WPT Power Corporation (WPT) for its exemplary workplace safety programs by renewing its Lone Star Safety Award. WPT, which operates in the mechanical power transmission industry, received its first Lone Star Safety Award in October 2017 for outstanding safety management… [Read more]
Salus Workers’ Compensation Acquires MGU & Wholesaler Method Insurance Services
Nashville, TN – Salus Workers’ Compensation, LLC, a regional managing general agent (MGA) and third-party administrator, recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Method, LLC d/b/a Method Insurance Services, a full-service wholesaler and managing general underwriter (MGU). Method, which is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and has field offices in Arizona and Rhode Island,… [Read more]