INSURED This aluminum recycling/smelting plant employs 36.   SITUATION The employer was in the state Work Comp Fund and claims were skyrocketing.   ASSESSMENT Certified WorkComp Advisors (CWCA) began working with the employer just two months after its latest renewal....

INSURED This company grows and distributes plant materials and nursery stock nationwide and employs more than 1,800 at plants located in 10 states.   SITUATION The company’s experience modification factor climbed steadily and management did not understand why this was...

INSURED This major landscape contractor servicing commercial properties employs 120 people and does $19 million in annual revenues.   SITUATION A year after purchasing the company, the insured was concerned why, as a relatively new business, its Experience Mod was...

INSURED This assembler of office furniture employs 86 and has revenues in excess of $32 million annually.   SITUATION The employer saw its Experience Mod escalating steadily up to 1.22.   ASSESSMENT The CWCAs found one reason for the increase...

INSURED This grading contractor employs 42 people with annual revenues of approximately $3 million.   SITUATION The company had been with the same broker for 21 years. The broker had never audited or verified the insured’s Experience Modification Factor and...

INSURED This company specializes in glass for commercial entrances and storefronts, construction glazing and retail glass sales. With 40 employees, the company has sales revenue in 2005 of approximately $2.5 million.   Situation The CWCAs began insuring this client in...

INSURED The insured is an HVAC service company with approximately 23 employees and estimated sales of $4 million.   SITUATION The company was in serious danger of losing one of its biggest accounts, a leading national paper manufacturer. The paper...

INSURED This chain of full-service automobile dealerships employs more than 500 people divided into three work classes – dealer, auto sales people and clerical. The company does more than $250 million in business.   SITUATION The frequency and severity of...

INSURED Five hotels, under a single ownership. The company employs more than 2,000 with premiums in excess of $1.8 million.   SITUATION The company’s Experience Modification Factor and premiums had climbed steadily and ownership was unaware as to why they...

INSURED This ice cream manufacturing and dairy operation have 16 full-time employees with revenues of $4,700,870.   SITUATION The ice cream manufacturer was saddled with an Experience Mod of 1.698, more than three times the 0.65 minimum mod. Five job-related...

INSURED The insured is a contract hauler that services major building supply companies and contractor equipment dealers in 11 states. Annual gross revenues are in excess of $6,000,000.   SITUATION The company’s Workers’ Compensation premium was $140,000 and the Experience...

INSURED A large residential property company with more than 5,800 units encompassing 46 high-rise buildings and over 153 acres.   SITUATION The company was using a large insurance agency/broker that was lax in managing the company’s claims, resulting in a...

INSURED The insured is a large community bank with 30 branches, 400 employees, and assets in excess of $850 million.   SITUATION A 12-year client, the bank had a comprehensive Workers’ Comp program and an excellent claims history, with an...

INSURED An independent grocery store that employees 500 people with annual revenues of $20 million.   SITUATION The employer had a large open claim reserve of $140,000 as a result of a back injury to an employee. There was also...

INSURED The insured is a large trucking and excavating company with a fleet of 50 trucks, 90 employees and $10 million in annual revenues.   SITUATION The company had large open claims that negatively impacted its Experience Mod. The current...

INSURED An ice cream manufacturer with 12 employees and revenues of $2.8 million.   SITUATION The company had an Experience Mod of 1.9, which was more than three times what it should be.   ASSESSMENT A team of CWCAs reviewed...

INSURED This free-cast prestressed concrete manufacturer and contractor has annual revenues of nearly $15 million and employs 60 people.   SITUATION The company, which traditionally had an Experience Modification Factor in the .89 to .90 range, saw a rise to...

INSURED A public school system with 150 employees.   SITUATION The school system’s Experience Modification Factor escalated over the past five years, from as low as 0.97 to a high of 1.34, though it had experienced no significant workplace injuries...

INSURED A company, with 15 employees, reports $2 million in sales and is one of several businesses owned by various members of the same family.   SITUATION The employer's Experience Modification jumped, for no obvious reason, from 0.99 to 1.27....

INSURED The insured is a regional social services agency providing day habilitation, vocational, residential, and evaluation services to approximately disadvantaged adults. With a payroll of $9,000,000 for 315 employees, they operate eight day-habilitation facilities and 16 residential programs in which...

INSURED This 22-year-old company reported sales in 2004 of $6.1 million and a payroll of $1,156,808. The company designs, sells and leases trailers, modular buildings and storage containers for mobile offices at construction sites, concession stands, sales offices for developers,...