Making the Most of Job Interviews
When interviewing job candidates, time is critical. Let’s look at some basic practices that will enable you and your job candidates to make the best use of this time.
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Breaking Down Insurance Lingo: What is a COI?
A Certificate of Insurance (COI) is a document issued by an insurance company, agent, or broker that verifies the existence of an insurance policy. It summarizes certain types of...
How to Choose the Best Workers’ Compensation Carrier: A Checklist for Success
Accidents are bound to happen no matter how well you implement and maintain safety practices. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 2.6 million nonfatal workplace...
How to Use Exit Interviews to Understand Turnover and Increase Retention
Question: We’ve had a lot of turnover since the pandemic started and are thinking about doing exit interviews to see if we can find out why. Do you have...
So I’ve Been Injured at Work…Now What?
By consistently training on and applying thorough safety measures, most work injuries can be avoided. If, however, an injury does occur at work, ICW Group workers' compensation services are...
Work Comp Fraud Prevention Starts During the Hiring Process
Knowing who you hire is an excellent start to preventing fraudulent worker's compensation claims in your workplace. A strained labor market has made good hires even harder to come...
Leveraging Your Employee Assistance Program During the Pandemic
In March of 2020, when the pandemic took its hold across the United States, we all anticipated a challenging year ahead. Not many of us, however, could foresee the...
Become an Expert in Ex-mods: Your Best Bet for Impacting Your Premium
If your business carries a workers’ compensation policy, you’ve likely heard the term ‘Ex-mod’ or one of its many variations like mod, e-mod, experience mod, or EMR. Ex-mod is...
COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Set to Expire
Workers in California will see their COVID-19 sick leave expire on September 30, 2021. The leave entitles employees up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related sick leave if they...
