State Fund Wins Four Communications Awards

California’s Largest Workers’ Comp Insurer Recognized At AASCIF International conference

July 11, 2011

San Francisco, CA – State Compensation Insurance Fund announced today that it received several prestigious awards at the annual conference of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds.

AASCIF, an association of state funds from 27 different states, plus 10 workers' compensation boards in Canada, held its 2011 conference from June 19-23 in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

At the AASCIF Communication Awards ceremony, State Fund continued its winning streak from last year, finishing as runners-up in three categories, as well as one third-place award. Ninety-six entries from 20 state funds were judged in the contest.

State Fund, California’s largest workers’ compensation insurance provider, earned second place finishes for:

• A special brochure on its products and services entitled: State Fund California Workers’ Compensation Specialist.
• A quarterly newsletter for policyholders ─ “COMPonents” ─ designed to keep readers current on the many component parts of workers’ compensation insurance, and
• A video highlighting safety practices that can help employers decrease the frequency and severity of injuries, and prevent worker deaths in vineyards.

The third place award was for the company’s employee newsletter “Insight.”

The annual awards ceremony recognizes the best, most creative, and most effective communications programs created by workers’ compensation funds and boards from the United States and Canada.

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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 all employers have a strong and stable option for their workers’ compensation needs.