| AGENT
AGENDA ONLINE April-June 2010 | |||||
| From SFM-The Work Comp Experts. News for insurance professionals.
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| TOP STORIES | |||||
| High EPL risk continues; SFM expands coverage | |||||
The volume of employment practice charges against employers that surged to record highs nationally in 2008 continued in 2009. Small business owners, however, remain largely unprotected, studies show. SFM, meanwhile, has enhanced its coverage at no additional charge. |
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| Online app submissions via SAM up in '09 | |||||
| 56 percent of all applications submitted to SFM in 2009 were submitted through SFM Application Manager. 1,276 new policies were bound through SAM, accounting for $5.3 million in premium. | |||||
| Scholarship applications due March 31; SFM Foundation golf fundraiser set for June 29 | |||||
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Graduating high school students of parents injured or killed on the job may apply for 2010-11 college scholarships from SFM Foundation until March 31. You can direct students to the Foundation website for information and the application form. |
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| Federal Medicare reporting deadline delayed until January 2011 | |||||
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed the mandatory reporting date of Medicare-eligible workers' compensation claims to Jan. 1, 2011. |
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| 'Transitional work warehouse' draws employers | |||||
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SFM's "Transitional work warehouse" has caught the attention of many policyholders and continues to see a significant amount of activity following its release on SFM's website in early January. |
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| BRIEFS | |||||
| Agent look-up available to website visitors | |||||
| 11th year: SFM ranks No. 1 in claims responsiveness | |||||
| Five employers win SFM's Premier Partner Award | |||||
| Contractors recognized for excellence in safety | |||||
| Bent named to MWCIA board | |||||
| Penalties for failure to insure up 71 percent in Minnesota | |||||
| RECENT POLICYHOLDER PUBLICATIONS | |||||
| January-April Mainstreet Minute (for small business owners) | |||||
| January-March Companion | |||||
| LEGAL ADVICE | |||||
| From "Up North" by SFM's Duluth-based legal counsel | |||||
| When can an employee receive retraining as a benefit? | |||||
| Employee may qualify for FMLA even if 12 months of employment are non-consecutive | |||||
| Use caution in making deductions from employees' paychecks | |||||
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