Notice of Policyholders of Availability of Workplace Safety Program

Trinidad Navarro Commissioner Delaware Department of Insurance # DOMESTIC/FOREIGN INSURERS BULLETIN NO. 91 TO: ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES WRITING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE RE: Notice to Policyholders of Availability of Workplace Safety Program DATED: January 9, 2017 The Workplace Safety Program serves two important functions in the State of Delaware: to help lower workers' compensation insurance premiums for qualifying employers and create safer work environments for employees in the State. Given the important functions of the Workplace Safety Program, it is important to make the availability of this program widely known to Delaware employers. The Department of Insurance currently notifies employers meeting the minimum premium requirement of the availability of the program. In addition to the notice provided by the Department, insurance companies writing workers' compensation insurance in this State can also help to educate their insureds of the availability of this program. Therefore, the Department is requesting that each insurance company that writes workers' compensation insurance in Delaware include in its renewal documentation a notification regarding the availability of the Department's Workplace Safety Program, including the potential to reduce insurance premiums through participation in the program, along with the contact information for the Workplace Safety Program. Companies writing workers' compensation insurance are also hereby reminded of the ability to conduct insurance company safety inspections in lieu of those conducted under the Department's program. Please refer to Domestic/Foreign Insurers Bulletin No. 64 for further information regarding the requirements of carrier-conducted safety inspections. Any questions, comments, or requests for clarification concerning information within this bulletin should be emailed to the Department's Workplace Safety Program staff at: safety@state.de.us. Trinidad Navarro Trinidad Navarro Delaware Insurance Commissioner 841 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904-2465 ♦ www.delawareinsurance.gov (302) 674-7300 Dover ♦ (302) 739-5280 fax ♦ (302) 577-5280 Wilmington