January 3, 2019
Letter from the President: SFM remains committed to service excellence and innovationLetter from new President & CEO Terry Miller on SFM's pursuit of service excellence, the injury-free workplace, positive return to work and a friction-free system.
January 3, 2019
Agents to receive 19 percent commission for new small business accounts in 2019Following the success of the “18% for 2018” program, SFM is pleased to announce that agents will receive 19 percent commission on new accounts up to $10,000 in premium during 2019.
January 3, 2019
Urge your legislators to support hands-free billA bill that could help curb distracted driving will be introduced again this year in the Minnesota Legislature. If you are a Minnesota agent, please urge your state legislators to support the hands-free bill this session.
January 3, 2019
SFM advocates for medical cost containmentWhat SFM does to shift state statutes to support medical cost containment in workers' compensation.
January 3, 2019
Studies point to increases in mega claims and motor vehicle accidentsRecent National Council on Compensation Insurance reports showed that the number of workers’ compensation claims over $10 million increased significantly in 2016 and how motor vehicle accidents are affecting workers’ compensation.
January 3, 2019
Factsheet available on the alternate employer endorsementCompanies that use staffing firms or contractors may want to use the alternate employer endorsement to protect them from liability. You can learn more about this endorsement in our new “Did you Know?” factsheet.
January 3, 2019
Premium audit noncompliance may result in cancellationDue to an NCCI rule, policyholders that fail to comply with attempts to complete their premium audits will have their policies cancelled or receive an additional charge of 200 percent of their estimated annual premium.
January 3, 2019
Employees earn CPCU designationTwo SFM employees recently earned their Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designations.
January 3, 2019
MN ARP changes rating effective dateThe Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Assigned Risk Plan moved its rating effective date from April 1 to January 1 on all new and renewal policies.
January 3, 2019
SFM Foundation to host annual golf fundraisers in Minnesota, IowaJoin the SFM Foundation for their biggest fundraisers of the year. Mark your calendar for the Minnesota golf event on Monday, June 17 and Iowa golf event on Monday, June 3.
