Industry News
Why are hand injuries the most frequent claim reported in the Landscape Industry?
Author, Drew Garcia, with Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, is the program director for NALP’s Worker’s Compensation Program.
The landscape industry experiences frequent hand, wrist and finger injuries - they're three most frequent types of Workers Compensation claims. Employees complain their personal protection equipment (i.e., gloves) limit dexterity, prohibiting finger movement, causing difficulty in performing their jobs. As a result, employees remove their safety gloves to perform their job-related activities, and experience hand, wrist and finger injuries.
4 Factors That Shape Your Insurance Risk Profile
Author, Drew Garcia, with Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, is the program director for NALP’s Worker’s Compensation Program.
Ever wonder why your insurance rates high when your competitors are low? There are reasons for that including, frequency of claims, severity of claims, experience rating, average claim cost incurred, operations, trends, loss ratio etc. If you evaluate your risk profile you can take action to lower your premiums.
New First Aid Reporting Requirements Take Effect January 1st, 2017
Effective January 1, 2017, employers and insurers will be required to report first aid all claims, according to a recent bulletin from the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB).
Court Case Endangers State Workers' Comp System
The California Chamber of Commerce recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a California Supreme Court case that will determine whether doctors who review workers' comp cases can be sued for certain medical decisions.
Cal/OSHA 300A Posting Begins February 1st
Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc. would like to remind its clients that February 1, 2017 marks the start of the Cal/OSHA Form 300A posting period. The Cal/OSHA 300A Form is a summary of the company's annual work-related injury and illnesses. It must be posted from February 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017.
California Workers Compensation 2017 Annual Officer Payrolls Minimums and Maximums, Assessment Rates, and Dual Wage Thresholds Announced by WCIRB
ICW Group Insurance Company, the largest group of privately held insurance companies domiciled in California, recently released an announcement that outlines the details and is attached for your review.
AB 2883: Change in California Workers Compensation Law
Earlier this year, we reached out regarding California Assembly Bill 2883 (AB 2883), which drastically changed the legal requirements that allow an employer to exclude its corporate officers and the members of its board of directors from workers' compensation insurance coverage. As a result, this change will now affect ALL policies inforce as of January 1, 2017.