We’ve been California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance for nearly 100 years. We exist to provide California businesses a strong and stable choice for their workers’ compensation insurance. In order to position ourselves even more strongly for the future, we are announcing a geographic strategy that will result in significant operating cost savings.
We will reduce our real estate footprint over the next three years and consolidate operations into areas of the state where it is more economical to do business. We expect to save nearly $200 million in operating costs, delivering a more efficient and agile insurer, better prepared to effectively manage the cost of workers’ compensation for all Californians.
Beginning in September 2011, we will significantly reduce the size of our Home Office presence in San Francisco and relocate many corporate functions to their offices in Pleasanton, Vacaville, and Sacramento. Over the next three years we will also consolidate our regional Claims and Underwriting functions into central locations in Eureka, Redding, Sacramento, Stockton, Pleasanton, Fresno, Bakersfield, Monterey Park, Riverside, and Santa Ana.
State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe comments that, “In recent years, we have made strides in improving services, enhancing our customer focus, and making it easier to do business with us. Now we are taking several steps to achieve our goal of greater efficiency and long term operational stability.”
We are committed to always being here for you and will continue to offer the other State Fund products and services you’ve come to rely on.
While change can be challenging, we will implement this restructure in an orderly transition and continue to provide uninterrupted protection for California employers and workers.EDITOR’S NOTE: Established in 1914 by the state legislature, State Fund is California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance and a vital asset to California businesses. Completely self supporting, State Fund plays a stabilizing role in California’s economy by maintaining an open door policy that ensures that all employers have a strong and stable option for their workers’ compensation needs.
