Comp Quotes - Summer 2016

News for SAIF's agents about workers' compensation insurance

For your reference, older issues of Comp Quotes can be found here.

State supreme court reverses decision on remedies clause
A recent court action overrules the 2001 Smothers decision.
New: a convenient way to spread the (safety) word
Our new email features easy ways for employers to help their workers be healthy and be safe.
Establishment of Oregon Amendatory Endorsement
It incorporates the exclusion from the expiring Oregon Unsafe Equipment Exclusion Endorsement and adds several other exclusions.
Discounts announced for OGSERP members
Employers who have a better-than-average loss history and meet the group program criteria may qualify.
AGC retro checks to be mailed early August
Agencies with clients who participated will get an email with advance copies of the statements.
Impairment and Mr. Rogers at WC Seminar
And that's not all: Kerry Barnett, Total Worker Health^®, and unconscious bias, too
Other states coverage update
The flourishing program gets a boost with the addition of a dedicated RTW consultant.
News in brief
Salem renovation
Average weekly wage