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SDML Work Comp Fund: NEW Website, NEW Streaming Videos On-line and a 30 Year Anniversary!

Website

There is a lot going on at the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund. We are pleased to announce that our newly updated website is now live. We hope you find this website helpful and easier to use. We’ ve added “Quick Link” buttons for easy access to popular topics such as appointing volunteers, First Report of Injury forms, safety videos and training. You will also see some photos of some of the important places and people in the state, in your community and maybe evenYOU!!!

Online Streaming Videos

In addition to the newly remodeled website, you will find a new service available exclusively to SDMLWork Comp Fund members.At the safety conference held Nov. 9th in Mitchell, Doug Kirkus from Safety Benefits announced that our members now have free access to an online streaming safety video library throughAurora Pictures. As an SDML Work Comp Fund member you have immediate access to over 1,000 safety videos. No more waiting for a DVD to be mailed to you, plus you can choose from a much wider selection of safety videos. All you need is a computer and internet access.

To access this service, go to our website at www.sdmlwcfund.com and click on the “Safety & Loss Control” tab at the top of the page. Next, click on the link named “StreamingVideo Lending Library. ”This will take you to the library ’s login page. Here you can enter your username and password.

Ifyoudonothaveausernameandpassword,emailRandy Kilgariff at randy@aurorapictures.com or Doug Kirkus at dkirkus@safety-benefits.com. This is an important advancement in the availability of safety videos to our members — online and on demand. And did I mention that it is FREE!

30YearAnniversary

You may have heard that we just completed 30 years of providing work comp coverage to public entities in South Dakota. To celebrate our 30th Anniversary, we presented 111 plaques in 2017 to recognize and thank our members for their long term-commitment and loyalty. This is an on going celebration. If you haven’t received a plaque, don’t despair. You will receive one on your significant anniversary. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Cities that have joined the SDML Workers’Compensation Fund since 1987. Here is a list of cities that received a plaque in 2017:

30-Year Members

SD Municipal League Vermillion Mitchell Lead Custer LakeAndes Hecla Waubay Webster Hill City Milbank Edgemont Bridgewater North Sioux City Murdo Wessington Pickstown Hudson Newell Andover Midland Bison Sisseton Timber Lake

25-Year Members

Garretson Iroquois McLaughlin

20-Year Members

Gettysburg Oacoma Pierre Watertown Madison Burke Sturgis Florence Aberdeen Wall Martin Flandreau Whitewood Fort Pierre Tabor Arlington Seneca Delmont Conde Deadwood Irene Brentford Mission Hill Davis Groton Worthing

Keystone Box Elder

Wagner

15-Year Members

Roslyn Kennebec Alcester Warner Brookings Canton Brandt

10-Year Members

Willow Lake Peever Summerset Labolt

5-Year Members

Piedmont Hartford Leola Geddes

Bruce Estelline Corsica

The SDMLWork Comp Fund membership has grown 136 percent since the year 2000. That is 274 new members since the turn of the century and two-thirds of those members have joined in the last 10 years. We now cover 29,000 employees and volunteers across the state, including 9,000 Emergency Service workers, such as Volunteer Firefighters, EMT’s and Search & Rescue workers.

The Fund’s rates have been extremely competitive and stable. Over the past 11 years our rates have actually decreased by 1%. Because of its financial strength and stability, the SDMLWC Fund gives over 20 percent back to its members in the form of Renewal, Equity and Loss ControlCredits.RenewalCreditsaregivenasarewardfor continuedsupportandmembership.TheEquityCreditisa return on investment based on a pro-rata share of the amount of contribution and length of membership. The FundalsooffersaLossControlCredittothemembersthat comply with Improvement Recommendations. These recommendations assist members in providing safe work environmentsfortheiremployees.Remember,losscontrol services are a FREE benefit with your membership.

Overtheyears,theSDMLWCFundBoardofTrusteeshas approved several programs for you, the members. These programs include: -Amatchinggrantforambulanceservicesforthepurchase of a Stryker Power-LOAD™ , a Stryker Power-PRO™ power ambulance cot or a Stryker Stair-PRO® stair chair. - A50/50 matching grant for the purchase of an ICS Saw for cutting water pipes. -AnAD&D policy forVolunteer Firefighters and EMT’s -ANurse InjuryTriage Hotline All of these programs are offered exclusively by the SDMLWork Comp Fund.

The most important piece to the success of the SDML Workers’Compensation Fund is you the member/owners. Your continued membership, participating in loss control safety trainings and surveys, cooperation with the claims adjusters and nurse case managers to get injured employees back to work, even with their restrictions, has provided the strength and foundation for the continued growth and success of the SDMLWork Comp Fund.

You may have heard the saying “Nothing succeeds like success itself. ” Well, that is very true with the SDML Workers’Compensation Fund.

If you would like more information on the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund or have any workers’ compensation questions, please contact the SDML Work Comp Fund Administrator, Brad Wilson at Insurance Benefits, Inc. at (800) 233-9073 or info@sdmlwcfund.com.

As always, if we can answer any questions or help in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact our office!