Category: Liability Insurance

How Do Day Laborers Affect My Workers Comp?

You know those guys that hang around Home Depot looking to get hired for the day?  Let’s call them day laborers.  As an employer, you may have see

Posted on August 25, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Experience Modifications in California are Changing as of January 1st 2017

Experience Modifications are powerful.  They can help or handicap your business in a big way.  I’ve seen businesses go out of business because of

Posted on August 10, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Having Trouble Estimating Your Payroll? Try Monthly Reporting

What is your payroll going to be for the next 12 months?  Does this question create a sense of anxiety emanating from deep within your soul?  As you

Posted on August 03, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

How To Deal With State Fund If You Must

In California, the State Compensation Insurance Fund aka "State Fund" exists as a market of last resort.  That means that if you can't find insurance

Posted on July 28, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Workers Comp: How Do You Classify An Employee That Performs Multiple Duties?

Ah, the mysterious and elusive Workers Comp.  It's the simplest of insurance products to understand: it pays for workers who are injured on the job.

Posted on July 21, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Insuring A Cave

Caves have been a part of human existence ever since the beginning.  Our Neanderthal ancestors lived in them and drew pictures in them. Today, bomb s

Posted on June 14, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

What Is A Third Party Administrator?

Third Party Administrators.  What are they?  If you've had a workers comp claim, you might have dealt with one.  They are outsourced claims adjuste

Posted on June 07, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Why Is My Workers Comp So Expensive?

Why is my workers comp so expensive?  This is one of the most FAQ of all the FAQs.  The truth is, there are a lot of factors going into your workers

Posted on June 01, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

The Nasty Contractors General Liability Endorsements

I've written about the Prior Works Exclusion and how it can be a black hole of non-coverage for a contractor. Yes, it's pretty bad.  What I want to w

Posted on May 25, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

Can Owners & Officers Be Excluded On Workers Comp In California?

Note: if you want to read the updated version for 2017, click here. I frequently get asked the question about who can be excluded on a Workers Comp

Posted on May 18, 2016 By Eli Gillespie

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