Agent Agenda Archive

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Headlines

• From the president: Welcome turn in the workers' compensation market will be gradual
• States offer sites where you can verify coverage
• Five-year state exam indicates SFM's financial strength

• High court ruling underscores need for legislative or administrative remedy
• Online services give your clients extensive tools to manage risk, control costs
• Update to 20-year-old NCCI loss number likely to impact experience mods

• CompOnline upgrades give clients state-of-the-art risk management tools
• SFM Foundation: 11 more scholarships awarded; fundraiser events set
• SFM named to Top 100 Workplaces

• SFM serves record number of employers; retention holds strong
• Discrimination charges against employers rise sharply
• Election of coverage: What agents need to do
• State-of-the-art upgrades to CompOnline risk management system coming
• Enhanced loss runs to be released in May

• Keep them out of the ER: Give your clients the gift of a penguin
• Signs, circumstances point to improving market, CEO says
• Anoka schools partner with SFM TPA
• New Employer Kit is an all-in-one resource
• New EPL resource center launched

• Auto accidents: What employers need to know when an employee is hurt
• Notify SFM of business ownership changes
• Rates up except in Minnesota: There's a lot more to pricing
• Risk pool volumes decrease significantly
• Minnesota treatment parameters revised

• Q & A on SFM's wage reporting and premium payment system
• 20% new business commission promotion extended, expanded
• 'Stay on your feet' campaign helps employers prevent costly slip, trip injuries
• 16 agencies sign direct contracts with SFM
• New online Resource Catalog offers SFM's expertise on topics

• High EPL risk continues; SFM expands coverage
• Online app submissions via SAM up in '09
• Scholarship applications due March 31; SFM Foundation golf fundraiser set for June 29
• Federal Medicare reporting deadline delayed until January 2011
• 'Transitional work warehouse' draws employers

• WCRA assement: A primer on the new line item appearing on Minnesota policies
• SFM expands in Iowa and Nebraska, adds field underwriter
• Penguin campaign helps employers avoid winter falls
• 2009: Policy retention remains strong
• With Kaitala's retirement, SFM celebrates a personal milestone