Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - August 2013 Newsletter
August 2013
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The Injured Workers' Insurance Fund, IWIF, will become Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company (Chesapeake Employers), effective October 1, 2013. Chesapeake Employers will be a private, nonprofit, non-stock corporation that will continue to provide workers' compensation insurance only to Maryland businesses.

  

For our policyholders and agents, this transition will be seamless. This is a critical step in the evolution of the company. It strengthens our ability to achieve our mission and maintain our position as the largest writer of workers' compensation insurance in Maryland.

 
Additional information links on the conversion:

NEW IWIF Chesapeake Employers Advertising Campaign Getting the Word Out

  

:60 radio message from Tom Phelan, IWIF President and CEO

Sample print advertisements PDFs - Our name is changing, our focus is not

New 2013/14 Maryland Workers' Compensation Laws

 

Updated summary of new legislation impacting IWIF/Chesapeake Employers Insurance and workers' compensation in Maryland.

Recent 2013 IWIF Success Cases at the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC):

 

IWIF's thorough case preparation and defense help to keep premium costs fair by limiting unnecessary and excessive awards/claim payments. Here are summaries of recent cases in which the WCC ruled in favor of policyholders and IWIF.

Important New Changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

   

Visit the OSHA Hazard Communication website for information.

2013 Workplace Wellness Symposium 
Presentations Available Online
 

If you were not able to attend the June 7, 2013, Maryland Workplace Health & Wellness Symposium, the PowerPoint presentations are still available on the IWIF Safety University website. Presentations available include:

  • The Public Health Model and Prevention 
    - Deputy Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Partnering With Community Resources
    - Various presenters
  • Workplace Wellness 101: Steps to Create a Successful Wellness Program
  • Affordable Care Act & Maryland Health Connection: Importance of Wellness and Impact on Small Businesses - Carolyn Quattrocki and Rebecca Pearce

IWIF 2012 Annual Report Published  

Review our financial year from 2012 and meet a few of our dedicated IWIF professionals.

Lewis C. Powell Appointed IWIF Board Chairman, Charles Dankmeyer, Vice Chairman   

Kids' Chance of Maryland 10th Annual Gala Fundraiser Announced

 

Wednesday, October 23, 2013- 6-10 P.M. at the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD

Please visit the Kids' Chance of Maryland website for more information on purchasing tickets or becoming a sponsor for this scholarship fundraising event. Kids' Chance of Maryland, Inc. provides an opportunity for students, whose parent was severely injured or lost their life in a workplace accident, to pursue their education.
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