• Brose Tuscaloosa

Brose Tuscaloosa: Working Safe. Working Proud

October 18th, 2021|Comments Off on Brose Tuscaloosa: Working Safe. Working Proud

Walking down the almost pristine aisleway at Brose North America’s Tuscaloosa, Alabama manufacturing facility, it is clear that this is no ordinary plant. Visitors are greeted [...]

  • slips trips and falls

SLIPS/TRIPS/FALLS: 6 Basic Steps to Create a Safer Work Environment

August 13th, 2021|Comments Off on SLIPS/TRIPS/FALLS: 6 Basic Steps to Create a Safer Work Environment

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, slips, trips, and falls make up the majority of general industry accidents, which account for: 15% of all accidental [...]

WC Trends

June 7th, 2021|Comments Off on WC Trends

What are the Top 5 Trends in Workers’ Compensation? 1. SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT Businesses have been working harder to maintain a safe workplace by improving their [...]

  • CS Beatty Construction

It Takes a Village to Build a Village

May 27th, 2021|Comments Off on It Takes a Village to Build a Village

Since 1999, CS Beatty Construction has partnered with some of the best in the business to prepare sites for Alabama to grow while maintaining a solid reputation [...]

Land Title Company of Alabama provides peace of mind to its clients

December 22nd, 2020|Comments Off on Land Title Company of Alabama provides peace of mind to its clients

The Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund (THE FUND) has been providing coverage to Alabama employers for more than 40 years. There is no “typical” business that embodies [...]

Taking Safety Seriously

December 7th, 2020|Comments Off on Taking Safety Seriously

Bob Adams fell in love with business while a student at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB); however, he didn’t fall in love with school. Bob [...]

THE FUND Launches Mobile App for Workers’ Compensation

May 20th, 2020|Comments Off on THE FUND Launches Mobile App for Workers’ Compensation

Birmingham, AL Alabama Self-Insured (ASI), most commonly referred to as THE FUND, has launched a mobile app for its members and brokers. The app, ASIWCF, was [...]

COVID-19 Announcement

March 16th, 2020|Comments Off on COVID-19 Announcement

Dear Member: We are aware of concerns about COVID-19, its impact on the workforce, and workers’ compensation coverage.  We are taking actions within our organization to maintain a [...]

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity in Workers’

February 27th, 2020|Comments Off on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity in Workers’

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity in Workers’ Compensation A New Era in Healthcare  Like much of the modern world, technology is changing healthcare. Specifically, the way that providers [...]

3 Steps to Head Off Opioid Addiction Before It Begins

July 11th, 2019|Comments Off on 3 Steps to Head Off Opioid Addiction Before It Begins

As the opioid crisis continues to grip our country—even escalating so far as to be declared a public health emergency—more precautions are being taken to stop the [...]

THE FUND and ABC Announce New Program, ConstructaComp

May 31st, 2019|Comments Off on THE FUND and ABC Announce New Program, ConstructaComp

Birmingham, AL – May 31, 2019 Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund (THE FUND) is pleased to announce the launch of a new program with the Alabama chapter [...]

NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: How THE FUND Tamed One Company’s Workers’ Comp Issues

May 21st, 2019|Comments Off on NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: How THE FUND Tamed One Company’s Workers’ Comp Issues

SITUATION When new owners took over Fravert Services in 1988, they inherited host of workers’ comp problems, including an almost non-existent safety culture that had previously resulted [...]

4 Steps to Create a Positive Relationship with Your Provider

April 3rd, 2019|Comments Off on 4 Steps to Create a Positive Relationship with Your Provider

Sometimes in the workers’ compensation arena, doctors are left in the dark about the actual working conditions of employees they treat for work-related injuries. From inviting physicians [...]

From Out Of Options to Optimized Outcomes

February 11th, 2019|Comments Off on From Out Of Options to Optimized Outcomes

How THE FUND Turned One Company’s Workers’ Comp Situation Around  At THE FUND, our focus has always been on our members—their workers’ comp coverage, their safety and [...]

FROM OUT OF OPTIONS TO OPTIMIZED OUTCOMES

February 11th, 2019|Comments Off on FROM OUT OF OPTIONS TO OPTIMIZED OUTCOMES

FROM OUT OF OPTIONS TO OPTIMIZED OUTCOMES How THE FUND Turned One Company’s Workers’ Comp Situation Around   At THE FUND, our focus has always been on [...]

The Fund Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

March 27th, 2018|Comments Off on The Fund Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

Successful businesses don’t just happen and they certainly don’t happen in a vacuum. On March 8 at The Club in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation [...]

One of the oldest self-insured group funds in the country provides financial stability for Alabamians in uncertain times

January 15th, 2018|Comments Off on One of the oldest self-insured group funds in the country provides financial stability for Alabamians in uncertain times

The Alabama Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Fund (ASIWCF) provides a critical service to Alabama employers by offering coverage to workers and helping employers control costs associated with workplace [...]

Like a Broken (Drug Death) Record

February 17th, 2017|Comments Off on Like a Broken (Drug Death) Record

Much has been written about opioids and overdose. If you are involved anywhere in workers' compensation, health care, or insurance you have heard of the American opioid [...]

20 Workers’ Compensation Issues to Watch in 2017

February 17th, 2017|Comments Off on 20 Workers’ Compensation Issues to Watch in 2017

The first Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark webinar of 2017 provided our thoughts on the 20 Workers’ Compensation Issues to Watch in 2017. What follows [...]

8 Myths and Facts About Workers’ Compensation (August 2016)

August 26th, 2016|Comments Off on 8 Myths and Facts About Workers’ Compensation (August 2016)

The LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Workers’ Compensation Law has interviewed leading experts from different segments of the workers’ compensation industry to tell us some common myths and facts [...]

New OSHA rule and Post Injury Drug Testing

August 19th, 2016|Comments Off on New OSHA rule and Post Injury Drug Testing

OSHA issued a rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Rule), 81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016) that revises its record keeping regulation (1904) to [...]

Safety 2.0: Wearables and Worker Safety

August 19th, 2016|Comments Off on Safety 2.0: Wearables and Worker Safety

The next generation of connected safety wearables could mark a new era in workplace safety and insurance – but only if the data they produce is harnessed [...]

Workers Comp Cycle Poised to Tighten for Insurers, Buyers

August 19th, 2016|Comments Off on Workers Comp Cycle Poised to Tighten for Insurers, Buyers

Workers compensation buyers have benefited from increased competition in recent years, but some companies could find it difficult to secure coverage as early as 2017 if underwriting [...]

How Changing One Habit Helped Quintuple Alcoa’s Income

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on How Changing One Habit Helped Quintuple Alcoa’s Income

Back in October 1987, Paul O'Neill gave his first speech as CEO of Alcoa, the aluminum manufacturing giant.  Investors were nervous, since Alcoa had faltered with failed [...]

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Improving the way opioids are prescribed through clinical practice guidelines can ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of [...]

Fraud as a Ticket Out

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on Fraud as a Ticket Out

News stories and press releases from insurance departments nationwide regularly disclose the prosecution of prison guards for workers’ compensation fraud.  I often wondered why guards, obviously familiar [...]

Could the Federal Government Meddle in Comp?

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on Could the Federal Government Meddle in Comp?

This is a frequent question.  It seems that the modern interpretation of the Interstate Commerce Clause concludes that the federal government may meddle in whatever it wishes, [...]

ABC’s of Experience Rating

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on ABC’s of Experience Rating

This document is designed to further your understanding of experience rating and how it affects your workers compensation costs. Download PDF: ABC's of Experience Rating

Member Spotlight – Available Plastics

June 14th, 2016|Comments Off on Member Spotlight – Available Plastics

Employer’s Claim Management, Inc. is pleased to spotlight the safety efforts of Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund member Available Plastics, Inc. Available Plastics Company, Inc. was founded [...]

Travelers Develops Predictive Model for Chronic Pain

June 13th, 2016|Comments Off on Travelers Develops Predictive Model for Chronic Pain

The Travelers Companies, Inc. today announced that it has developed the first predictive model designed to reverse a sharp rise in chronic pain caused by workplace injuries. The [...]

Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund Partners with Valen Analytics to More Accurately Price and Select Risk

January 6th, 2015|Comments Off on Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund Partners with Valen Analytics to More Accurately Price and Select Risk

December 10, 2014 The Fund is pleased to announce a new partnership with Valen Analytics, a provider of proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling to help insurers [...]

Tropics Software Selected by Alabama Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Fund and Employers Claim Management

August 1st, 2013|Comments Off on Tropics Software Selected by Alabama Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Fund and Employers Claim Management

Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) June 03, 2011 Alabama Self-Insured Workers Compensation Fund (The Fund), Employers Claim Management (ECM) and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing [...]

Important information regarding Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting

August 1st, 2013|Comments Off on Important information regarding Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting

Notice to Members, Insurance Brokers and other interested parties Re: Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) [...]