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).
Rancho Mesa “Rocks” the Landscape Industry
Author, Drew Garcia, NALP Program Director, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
On March 1st 2017 Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc., The National Association of Landscape Professionals, and Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies will introduce a unique National Workers Compensation solution designed to cater the needs of Landscape Contractors and Lawn Care Professionals.
W-2 Phishing Scam – New Potential Risk to Nonprofits – Be Aware!!
There has been a recent increase in attempts of a phishing scams involving W2s in nonprofit, schools and other human services organizations. We caution any business, but particularity organizations in these sectors to be very cautious if they receive any emails requesting information regarding W2’s, earning summaries or any other employee sensitive information. In many cases these emails look like they originate from a high level employee and are sent to other high level, human resources or payroll department employees.
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.