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NEW CONTRACTORS

Effective August 1, 2010
Commercial Plumbing & Heating

Effective July 1, 2010
A.G. O'Brien Plumbing & Heating Co.
Schneider Company, Inc.

Effective June 1, 2010
A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc.
Arrowhead Concrete Works, Inc.
S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc.
United Glass, Inc.

Effective May 1, 2010
Sunram Construction, Inc.


NEW INSURANCE PROVIDERS

Effective August 1, 2010 Secura Insurance was approved to provide workers' compensation insurance to contractors in the Program.

Effective June 1, 2010 Chartis Insurance Companies was approved to provide workers' compensation insurance to contractors in the Program.

Effective April 1, 2009 Liberty Mutual Insurance(National Markets) was approved to provide workers' compensation insurance to contractors in the Program.


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PROGRAM NEWS

The MN Office of the Legislative Auditor's (OLA) 2009 Evaluation Report on Minnesota's Workers' Compensation System was released February 25, 2009. Part of the report compares the UCWCP with the statutory workers' compensation system.


COMPARISONS OF THE UCWCP TO THE MN STATUTORY WC SYSTEM

• “Though limited, evidence suggests that injured workers in the UCWCP fare as well as, if not better than, comparable workers using the state system.”

• “The dispute resolution process in the UCWCP is far simpler and results in lower workers’ compensation benefit costs than the state system.”

• “UCWCP claimants were less likely to agree that it took too long for their benefits to start.” And… “Injured workers in the UCWCP are less likely to have disputes that require formal dispute resolution activity.”

• “Workers’ compensation costs under the UCWCP are lower than those for comparable construction workers using the state system.”

• “Since the UCWCP has lower denial rates, lower costs, and no evidence of greater worker dissatisfaction, and since it is a much simpler system, we conclude that it is worth considering broader use of the UCWCP approach in Minnesota.

For a copy of the actual excerpt from the OLA report, go to our documents page, under the UCWCP header, and open the document titled, UCWCP G. Legislative Auditor's Report.

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