Category Archives: For Brokers
New Tool Enables Employers to Build Safety Plan Online
State Fund’s IIPP Builder℠ is a new online tool designed to help employers comply with the Cal/OSHA standard that requires them to have a written Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP). Creating an effective IIPP can be a difficult and … Read more
New Anti-Fraud Resources for Policyholders
Effectively fighting fraud is an important step to keep insurance costs down and protect California employers and employees. State Fund is committed to fighting workers’ compensation fraud. In support of our policyholders, we have developed new Anti-Fraud Resources to assist … Read more
State Fund’s Employer Education Webinars
We recently concluded another series of Employer Education webinars and wanted to share our good news. The webinars were well received by our policyholders and brokers, and attendance exceeded our expectations with more than 3,500 people attending nine live webinars. … Read more
State Fund Expands Green Efforts in 2020
State Fund recently entered into an agreement with ENGIE Services of North America to install solar panels consisting of more than 10MW of solar production with accompanying battery storage at six of our locations. Along with this project, we’re adding … Read more
State Fund Launches Two Support Funds to Assist California Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis
Essential Business Support Fund To support California’s essential businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, State Fund has established the Essential Business Support Fund — a $50 million relief fund to help policyholders defray the costs of protecting workers from coronavirus and … Read more
State Fund CFO Discusses Dividends and Withstanding Crisis
Pete Guastamachio was appointed State Fund’s Chief Financial Officer in September 2014. He brings more than 35 years of high-level experience from the financial sector, and joined State Fund in February 2009, as our first Chief Investment Officer. We met … Read more
Assembly Bill 5 – Redefining Employment Status for Workers’ Compensation Effective July 1, 2020
Assembly Bill 5 changed the 30-year-old test to determine employment status of California workers effective January 1, 2020 for wage orders, and effective July 1, 2020 for workers’ compensation purposes. The bill created a new “ABC Test”, replacing the previous … Read more
State Fund is Offering Payment Flexibility in Response to COVID-19
In times like these, when we are all doing our part to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are thinking about our policyholders. We recognize that many businesses across the state are experiencing dramatic drops in revenue and making abrupt … Read more
State Fund Rounds Up COVID-19 Safety Resources
Make it easy for your clients to find important Coronavirus safety resources by sharing State Fund’s COVID-19 resource center available at SafeAtWorkCA.com. Our website is a one-stop shop that includes information on preventing the spread of the virus, teleworker ergonomics, … Read more
Check Out State Fund’s Online Safety Resource Center
Have you seen our new safety website, SafeAtWorkCA.com? Designed to be State Fund’s safety resource center, it is the wellspring for all the information and tools we make available to policyholders and California employers. There are more than 1,000 articles, … Read more