California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) - California Construction Trucking Association (CCTA)

Dear SCIF Group 919 Clients and Manager:

On November 18, 2011, State Fund announced plans to disburse $50 million to qualifying policyholders in the form of a premium credit that is based on 2011 estimated annual premiums and will be applied during the 2012 policy year. The credit would be available to 2011 policyholders who:

*    Paid their premiums timely and kept their policy in good standing in 2011,
*    Renew their policy with State Fund in 2012 and continue to pay premiums timely and accurately, and
*    Finalize their final audit bill for 2011 within six months of expiration. 

Our Board of Directors has amended part of this declaration to eliminate the renewal requirement following discussions with California Department of Insurance (CDI). 

Dear Association Manager:

I’m writing today to share some important news about an upcoming restructuring at State Fund that will yield $350 million in annual savings and help manage the cost and availability of workers’ compensation insurance for all California employers.

We exist to serve all California employers as a fairly priced and open market for their workers’ compensation insurance needs.  While we have much to be proud of in this regard, there is more to be done.

9th Annual California Workers’ Comp Forum

October 5-7, 2011

Once again hundreds of California workers' comp professionals from across the state will gather at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach for the 9th Annual California Workers' Comp Forum. Leading industry experts will bring you the vital workers’ compensation updates and solutions to the burning issues facing stakeholders in the California Workers’ Comp System.

Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, Huntington Beach, CA

www. cawcforum.com

Brian Davis

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(800) 942-4494

Innovative Approaches to Cost Containment in Workers’ Compensation

October 14, 2011

The Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals Fall 2011 Conference is just around the corner! We hope that you will reserve October 14, 2011 on your calendars so that you can join the fun while you engage in some of the most up-to-date conversations about cost control in workers’ compensation. We have queried members of the community in order to focus the conference on issues that unnecessarily contribute to higher claims costs. Our goal is to provide you with some of the most innovative approaches to dealing with utilization review, delayed recovery, current trends in fraud and more.

The Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, CA

www.awcp.org

Debra Real

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(916) 290-8017

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Annual Conference

October 16-19, 2011

ASHRM’s 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 16-19 in  Phoenix, is the year’s premier educational and networking event. Make plans now to join healthcare risk management, quality and patient safety leaders from around the country and take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to learn and grow professionally. Come celebrate ASHRM’s 30th anniversary as the profession’s thought and information leader and be a part of the future of safe and trusted healthcare.

Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

www.ashrm.org

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(312) 541-0567

Business Insurance - September 26, 2011 - 11:33am

Several Great Recession factors may have caused a sudden halt in the trend of decreasing frequency of workers compensation claims, according to NCCI Holdings Inc. research released Monday.

Modest increases in employment since the recession formally ended in mid-2009 and workers possibly being less fearful of losing their jobs for filing claims may have contributed to a 3% rise in the frequency of lost-time claims during accident year 2010, NCCI said in its research brief.

Prior to 2010, the frequency of comp claims declined an average of 4.3% per year since 1990, with the only other increases occurring in 1994 and 1997.

“Reductions in claim frequency have been a major bright spot for workers compensation” with injury rates falling a total of 56.4% from 1990 through 2009, the rating and research organization said.