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State Accident Insurance Fund

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation
TypePublic Corporation
IndustryInsurance company
Founded1914
HeadquartersOregon
Key people
Chip Terhune (President, CEO) 2021

The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (SAIF) is a not-for-profit, state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company in the U.S. state of Oregon. It provides workers' compensation insurance and workplace safety services for Oregon employers, and claim management for injured workers. It is based in Salem, Oregon.

History

SAIF was created in 1914 by the Oregon Legislative Assembly as a state agency, and in 1980 became America's first public corporation specializing in workers' compensation insurance. A board of directors, appointed by the governor, oversees the company's operations. Chip Terhune was selected as president and chief executive officer of SAIF in 2021.[1]

SAIF does not pay state income tax, which gives it the ability to price its policies competitively. Private competitor Liberty Northwest, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual, has been openly critical of the laws regulating SAIF for some time.[2]

In 2004, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have abolished SAIF. The measure was defeated with 61 percent of the vote.

In 2005, SAIF was investigated for allegedly failing to provide documents to a nonprofit group, specifically regarding a lobbying contract with former Governor Neil Goldschmidt.[3] The investigation determined that SAIF had done nothing wrong.[4] SAIF issued a report on its status to Governor Ted Kulongoski in early 2005.[5]

In 2007, SAIF began an internally designed and run wellness program that, as of 2017, had a 99% participation rate among employees. The company discounts the health insurance premiums and deductible of employees if employees engage in the program.[6]

In 2009, the Oregon legislature passed a bill, sponsored by SAIF in collaboration with Liberty Northwest and other peers, to amend the means of accessing SAIF's records.

In 2014, former President and CEO John Plotkin sued SAIF over his termination by the board earlier that year. The case was settled in January 2017.[7]

SAIF's board of directors has declared a dividend for policyholders every year since 2010, returning a total of more than $1.6 billion to its Oregon customers.

More than 54,000 Oregon employers are insured by SAIF.[8] The company employs more than 1,000 people in six offices around the state.

Due in part to workplace safety efforts, Oregon's pure premium rate for workers' compensation insurance either declined or stayed the same for 28 of the past 30 years.

References

  1. ^ Lund-Muzikant, Diane (April 10, 2015). "Kerry Barnett Leaves Cambia Health Solutions to Become CEO of SAIF Corporation". The Lund Report.
  2. ^ Eure, Rob (May 24, 2000). "Insurers Seek Taxes on Firm Owned by State". Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398928366.
  3. ^ Redden, Jim (December 23, 2003). "Goldschmidt feels SAIF heat". Portland Tribune.
  4. ^ Walsh, Edward (June 9, 2006). "Officials clear SAIF of wrongdoing". The Oregonian.
  5. ^ Walsh, Edward (February 16, 2005). "SAIF president gives report to governor". The Oregonian.
  6. ^ Cook, Dan (July 10, 2017). "Employers target wellness programs for health savings — and recruitment purposes". Oregon Business Magazine.
  7. ^ Wong, Peter (July 1, 2014). "Ex-SAIF chief to sue over firing". Portland Tribute.
  8. ^ Company information

External links

  • SAIF web site
  • Zimmerman, Rachel (Aug 11, 1999). "Workers' Comp in Oregon May Be in for a Shake-Up". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398658579.
  • Eure, Rob (November 1, 2000). "Workers' Comp Overhaul Has Both Sides Crying Foul". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398730939.
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