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1.    A claim is filed by a difficult employee If you have a difficult employee, chances are they are going to be a difficult injured employee. Be pro-active with clear performance expectations and deal with any behavior and performance challenges early. If a claim is filed, treat the worker the same as anyone else, with…

Vigilant’s commitment to reducing claim costs for our Workers’ Comp Retro Group is paying off—big time. We’re pleased to announce that our Retro Group just hit a huge milestone by reducing the number of time loss days by 37 percent compared to the same point last year. That’s equivalent to eight days less per claim…

It All Adds Up: Vigilant Saves Lumber Manufacturer More Than $200K in Workers’ Comp Claim When it comes to saving money with Vigilant’s Workers’ Comp Retro Group, it’s all about the numbers. And we have some pretty impressive ones to share from a recent case that involved one of our members, a Washington lumber manufacturer:…

L&I reviews rates every fall to ensure that they are sufficient to cover expected claim payouts, account for wage inflation, and appropriately build the contingency reserve fund. However, because 0.7 percent is an average, some risk class increases will be higher and some will be lower. A few industries with higher rates include: Food processing…